There are already two forest fires in California: there are victims

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On Thursday, 28 July, wildfires engulfed central California, a second fire warmed up near Los Padres National Park.

Local authorities warned about the threat to 2 of thousands of homes after a fire has already destroyed near 40 buildings, writes Los Angeles Times.

Firefighters managed to take control of no more than a tenth of the fire area.

The fire is spreading rapidly on terrain with dead wood and dried grass, covering almost 100 square. km on the edge of the Los Padres National Park, where 350 residents have already been evacuated. About 3,5 thousands of firefighters are involved in the fight against the elements.

At the same time, in another part of the state, approximately 480 km to the south, it was possible to extinguish a large area of ​​fire that occurred last week near Los Angeles. There, about 3 thousands of firefighters were involved in the fight against the elements.

About a dozen exotic animals evacuated as a result of a natural disaster began to return to the Sylmar nature reserve on the outskirts of Los Angeles.

However, in areas covered by fire, the state of emergency, declared by the state governor still on July 26, continues to operate.

At least two people have already become victims of the elements.

23 July in Los Angeles County was found the body of a man burned in a car. He was identified as Robert Bresnik, 67 years.

In addition, on July 26, the driver of the bulldozer died, who volunteered to help firefighters fight the fire. His car overturned and the driver died.

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