Evacuations and school closures: massive fire in California has destroyed almost 10 hectares of land

The Line Fire, which began on September 5, has burned nearly 10 acres of vegetation. Mandatory evacuations have been issued in San Bernardino County, east of Los Angeles. The fire in the wooded foothills of San Bernardino was 9% contained on September 3, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire). Residents in 10 neighborhoods, including Forest Falls, were ordered to leave their homes immediately, and people in six other nearby areas were warned of possible evacuation, writes NBC News.

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More than 36 structures are threatened by the out-of-control blaze, CalFire reported. About 300 firefighters, 1700 helicopters and 15 fire trucks are working to contain it. There have been no confirmed deaths, but three people have been injured.

In neighboring Orange County, a fire has forced mandatory evacuations in three areas and issued evacuation warnings to others. It began in the afternoon of Sept. 9 and has spread to more than 500 hectares.

Meanwhile, the Line Fire forced Bear Valley Unified and Redlands Unified school districts to cancel classes.

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The blaze came after a heat wave in California. The Line Fire's combustible air reached levels that began to affect the atmosphere. On Sept. 7, it created pyrocumulative, literally "fire" clouds that triggered 280 lightning strikes, the National Weather Service said.

Pyrocumulus is a specific type of cloud that forms as a result of intense heating of the air from heat sources such as forest fires, volcanic eruptions or industrial explosions. These clouds form when rising warm air currents lift moisture and ash or smoke particles into the atmosphere where they condense and create a dense cloud formation.

A pyrocumulus cloud may look like a normal cumulonimbus cloud, but its primary energy source is intense heat from a fire or other heat source. With enough energy, these clouds can develop into pyrocumulonimbus clouds, which can form thunderstorms with lightning that can start new fires.

Hot, dry weather expected this week will only make matters worse. Temperatures in downtown Los Angeles reached nearly 6 degrees Fahrenheit on Sept. 45, just the third such high since 1877, the National Weather Service said. County officials, who declared a state of emergency late Sept. 7, issued evacuation orders for Running Springs, Arrowbear Lake, areas east of Interstate 330 and other areas.

Running Springs resident Stephen Michael King planned to stay to fight the fire and help neighbors as it grew. He prepared his home to prevent fire damage, but decided to leave out of fear that smoke would prevent him from finding his way out.

"We had to decide what was worse - being trapped or in a shelter?" he concluded outside an evacuation center on September 8.

Arrowbear Lake resident Michael Lee left home with his dog on the afternoon of Sept. 7. He is a photographer, so he returned to get his camera and did not reach an evacuation center in Highland until seven hours later.

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"I want to go home," Lee admitted in his car outside the evacuation center. "The heat here is disgusting."

Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in San Bernardino County on the evening of September 7.

A small fire that started in the afternoon of Sept. 8 in Clearlake City, 110 miles north of San Francisco, forced about 4000 people to evacuate. Officials said about 30 homes and businesses were ablaze. They noted that vegetation in San Bernardino County is critically dry and temperatures reached more than 7 degrees Fahrenheit on Sept. 38, with relative humidity ideal for fire growth.

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