洛杉矶县圣克拉丽塔 Bike Fire 增至275英亩12%受控,250名消防员奋战(跟进)

(跟进报道)洛杉矶县圣克拉丽塔的 Bike Fire 截至10月11日(周日)晚间已烧毁约275英亩,12%得到控制,约250名县消防局人员与75名美国林务局人员在火场奋战。
据洛杉矶县消防局通报,这场灌木丛火灾于周日下午约1点30分在圣克拉丽塔东部的坎布里亚庄园巷与雷文希尔路交界处起火,最初仅约5英亩,但到下午2点15分已超过115英亩,火势行为“难以预测”。
洛杉矶县消防局上尉亚伦·凯顿告诉 City News Service,灭火人员正在全力进行建筑物防御作战。最初调动了两架空中加油机和两架一型直升机,随后又增派了灭火直升机吊桶和“超级灭火飞机”。
强制疏散令覆盖 Sandsouth、Sultus、Woodland 和 Nadeu 等区域,其他周边区域处于疏散预警。沙谷路在 Lost Canyon Road 封路,普拉西塔谷路自 Delden 至沙谷路段也已封闭。峡谷学院被设为人员疏散避难所;兰卡斯特的羚羊谷集市和卡斯泰克的动物收容中心接纳疏散的动物。
火灾起因尚未查明。凯顿上尉表示,这个周末风暴带来的不稳定风是火势的主要推手,“风暴把雨都下在山脉另一侧,到了圣克拉丽塔就成了‘干风暴’——有大风,却没有能阻挡火势的雨。”
这已是圣克拉丽塔地区一周内第三起山火:10月3日的 Bouquet Fire 已烧毁1048英亩、83%受控;10月8日的 Danny Fire 150英亩中96%已受控。(来源:洛杉矶县消防局、City News Service)
Santa Clarita Bike Fire Grows to 275 Acres, 12% Contained as 250 Firefighters Battle Blaze (Update)
(Update) The Bike Fire in Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County, had scorched about 275 acres and was 12% contained as of Sunday evening, Oct. 11, with about 250 county firefighters and 75 U.S. Forest Service personnel battling the blaze.
The brush fire was reported around 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Cambria Estates Lane and Ravenhill Road in eastern Santa Clarita. Initially about five acres, it exceeded 115 acres by 2:15 p.m. with "erratic fire behavior," according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Mandatory evacuation orders covered the Sandsouth, Sultus, Woodland and Nadeu areas. Sand Canyon Road was closed at Lost Canyon Road. College of the Canyons served as an evacuation shelter.
The cause remains unknown. Capt. Aaron Katon said erratic winds from weekend storms were a key driver. The Bike Fire is the third wildfire in the Santa Clarita area in one week. (Sources: L.A. County Fire Department, City News Service)
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