About 200 people are targeted by an evacuation order while the flames are progressing. The state fears to relive the deadly fires that had ravaged the megalopolis of Los Angeles in January.
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More than 300 firefighters were fighting, Thursday, July 3, against the biggest fire of the year in California, when Donald Trump cuts into the budget of federal agencies responsible for fighting climatic disasters. The Madre Fire broke out Wednesday in the County of San Luis Obispo, a rural region of the Californian center, according to the agency of the firefighters of the State, Calfire. About 200 people are under the evacuation order and a few dozen buildings are threatened by the flames.
But more than potential damage, it is the speed of spread of this fire that impresses: in less than 24 hours, it ravaged more than 143 km2, according to Calfire agency. The images of the state alert system show thick columns of black smoke overlooking the hills of this hilly region. “The State will always be present to protect all communities, regardless of the place where a fire is declared”said on X’s office of the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, announcing the sending of reinforcements.
This fire occurs after several other fires triggered in recent days, which have caused evacuations in the region east of Los Angeles and have a difficult summer in California. The state is still traumatized by the fires that had ravaged the megalopolis and killed 30 people in January.
