Ten threatened homes were briefly evacuated before firefighters surrounded a wildfire that burned in a heavily populated suburban neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Some 200firefighters
with help from water-dropping helicopters had the blaze contained about
90 minutes after it broke out San Fernando Valley community of Granada
Hills.
Heavy flames burned on a hillside near a mansion with a swimming pool andtennis court where a line of firefighters sprayed water to protect it.
No homes or other structures were damaged and no one was been injured.
Fire officials said the neighborhood had done an excellent job of clearing brush around homes and that helped keep the fire in check.
Wildfires are common in California, but with the intense drought occuring, much of the vegetation is easily combustible, and water ponds used by Helicopters to fill up are becoming empty and running out. This can create serious issues in future firefighting.
http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article19755084.html
Some 200
Heavy flames burned on a hillside near a mansion with a swimming pool and
No homes or other structures were damaged and no one was been injured.
Wildfires are common in California, but with the intense drought occuring, much of the vegetation is easily combustible, and water ponds used by Helicopters to fill up are becoming empty and running out. This can create serious issues in future firefighting.
http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article19755084.html
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