Shit.. 4 more firefighter injured as they flee from a fire headed for thousands of homes

[SoCalDem]

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ocfire23oct23,1,5726930.story?coll=la-headlines-california


Firefirefighters forced to flee Foothill Ranch post
Don Kelsen / Los Angeles Times
Orange County firefighters battle the Santiago Fire in the Portola Springs area of Irvine.
Flames are heading toward thousands of homes in the community in Lake Forest, in southern Orange County. Four firefighters injured.
By Mike Anton, Jennifer Delson and Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
3:20 PM PDT, October 22, 2007
Firefighters battling an arson blaze that is racing toward thousands of homes in Foothill Ranch were forced this afternoon to abandon a mountain peak where they hoped to make a last-ditch stand.

Forty-foot-tall flames and smoldering embers were bearing down on the Lake Forest neighborhood and residents were evacuating after fire officials' pleas for water-dropping helicopters went unheeded.

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The Santiago Fire was deliberately set in three areas next to the 241 toll road about 6 p.m. Sunday, and it exploded quickly, fueled by dense vegetation and fierce Santa Ana winds, fire investigators said. The blaze has scorched more than 15,000 acres near Santiago Canyon and is now threatening Portola Hills.

Four firefighters suffered minor injuries, and several outbuildings were damaged, but no homes have burned. The fire was 30% contained this morning, but fire officials were cautious in light of gusting winds and bone-dry conditions.

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[brer cat]

1. "The Santiago Fire was deliberately set "

How awful to contemplate!! My thoughts and prayers are with you, CA! Please keep safe.

:grouphug:

[madrchsod]

2. the google map on that site

is very good for those who have no idea what`s happening and where

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&om=1&msa=0&msid=117631292961056724014.00043d0e9ca465cefeeed&ll=35.960223,-117.443848&spn=4.827737,8.876953&z=7
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