Los Angeles, le 30 août (Reuters)
The fire continues to spread north of Los Angeles,
threatening thousands of homes and
key infrastructures of communication.
Two firefighters died fighting against the flames.
Fierce wildfires continued to spread, Monday,
August 31, north of Los Angeles.
A thick cloud of smoke was visible Monday
morning over the Angeles National Forest,
north of a densely populated area
about thirty miles north of Los Angeles.
The fires have intensified since last Sunday
and the fire "extending from all sides,"
authorities said.
The fire was controlled within 5%.
Thousands of evacuees
Nearly 10,000 people were evacuated
to the threat of flames.
About 18 buildings were destroyed and
the fires still threatened more
than 10,000 homes and 2,500 other buildings,
including 500 commercial buildings.
The residential areas of La Canada Flintridge,
La Crescenta and Glendale, where some
neighborhoods have been evacuated
in recent days, seemed out of danger
Sunday night and hundreds of people
were able to return home.
One home threatened the communications
center at Mount Wilson that the dissemination
of the main television channels in Los Angeles,
two thirds of FM radios and radio transmissions
of several police and firefighters.
The fire also threatened at this place
a solar observatory centenarian who was
long the largest telescope in the world,
and has led to major discoveries in astronomy.
Two firefighters killed
Two firefighters were killed Sunday after
their vehicle as they fought the fire that
has raged Wednesday in northern Los Angeles,
California (west), officials said Monday, August 31.
The vehicle the two victims, who were part
of the Fire Service of Los Angeles County,
left the road for an unknown reason
and crashed down below, south of
the town of Acton, about fifty miles north
of Los Angeles,
said Mike Bryant, a spokesman for the firefighters.
The two firefighters, whose identity and age
were not disclosed, died while conducting
"an intense battle against the flames," he added.
17,000 hectares destroyed
Some 2,500 firefighters were battling against
the flames while helicopters carrying water and
a DC-10 aircraft took turns on the ground,
and a thick smoke, visible for miles,
flooded the sky of Los Angeles and
the valleys San Fernando and
San Bernardino, north of the megalopolis.
The flames have already destroyed over
34,000 hectares of vegetation and
firefighters expect to see the influence
of fire doubled overnight.
Sunday night, 18 houses had been destroyed,
mostly in the Angeles Forest.
Two of the three wounded were evacuated
Saturday returned home.
The third was still hospitalized in stable condition.
Since the start of the fire,
four firefighters were also injured.
2,000 homes destroyed in 2007
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
on Sunday visited the fire scene to oversee
operations and ensure that California had
"the resources for that heroic men
and women who fight fires
have the necessary means."
The governor's office said nine other fires
were burning in California this weekend,
raising nearly 6,500 firefighters.
Sunday, Arnold Schwarzenegger declared
a state of emergency in Placer County,
also hit by fire.
The state of emergency was declared Friday
in the counties of Los Angeles
and Monterey, and Saturday in the Mariposa.
California is frequently engulfed in flames.
In 2007, she suffered the worst fires
in its history: 640,000 people were evacuated
and 2,000 homes destroyed.
(Nouvelobs.com with AFP)
The fire continues to spread north of Los Angeles,
threatening thousands of homes and
key infrastructures of communication.
Two firefighters died fighting against the flames.
Fierce wildfires continued to spread, Monday,
August 31, north of Los Angeles.
A thick cloud of smoke was visible Monday
morning over the Angeles National Forest,
north of a densely populated area
about thirty miles north of Los Angeles.
The fires have intensified since last Sunday
and the fire "extending from all sides,"
authorities said.
The fire was controlled within 5%.
Thousands of evacuees
Nearly 10,000 people were evacuated
to the threat of flames.
About 18 buildings were destroyed and
the fires still threatened more
than 10,000 homes and 2,500 other buildings,
including 500 commercial buildings.
The residential areas of La Canada Flintridge,
La Crescenta and Glendale, where some
neighborhoods have been evacuated
in recent days, seemed out of danger
Sunday night and hundreds of people
were able to return home.
One home threatened the communications
center at Mount Wilson that the dissemination
of the main television channels in Los Angeles,
two thirds of FM radios and radio transmissions
of several police and firefighters.
The fire also threatened at this place
a solar observatory centenarian who was
long the largest telescope in the world,
and has led to major discoveries in astronomy.
Two firefighters killed
Two firefighters were killed Sunday after
their vehicle as they fought the fire that
has raged Wednesday in northern Los Angeles,
California (west), officials said Monday, August 31.
The vehicle the two victims, who were part
of the Fire Service of Los Angeles County,
left the road for an unknown reason
and crashed down below, south of
the town of Acton, about fifty miles north
of Los Angeles,
said Mike Bryant, a spokesman for the firefighters.
The two firefighters, whose identity and age
were not disclosed, died while conducting
"an intense battle against the flames," he added.
17,000 hectares destroyed
Some 2,500 firefighters were battling against
the flames while helicopters carrying water and
a DC-10 aircraft took turns on the ground,
and a thick smoke, visible for miles,
flooded the sky of Los Angeles and
the valleys San Fernando and
San Bernardino, north of the megalopolis.
The flames have already destroyed over
34,000 hectares of vegetation and
firefighters expect to see the influence
of fire doubled overnight.
Sunday night, 18 houses had been destroyed,
mostly in the Angeles Forest.
Two of the three wounded were evacuated
Saturday returned home.
The third was still hospitalized in stable condition.
Since the start of the fire,
four firefighters were also injured.
2,000 homes destroyed in 2007
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
on Sunday visited the fire scene to oversee
operations and ensure that California had
"the resources for that heroic men
and women who fight fires
have the necessary means."
The governor's office said nine other fires
were burning in California this weekend,
raising nearly 6,500 firefighters.
Sunday, Arnold Schwarzenegger declared
a state of emergency in Placer County,
also hit by fire.
The state of emergency was declared Friday
in the counties of Los Angeles
and Monterey, and Saturday in the Mariposa.
California is frequently engulfed in flames.
In 2007, she suffered the worst fires
in its history: 640,000 people were evacuated
and 2,000 homes destroyed.
(Nouvelobs.com with AFP)
Des milliers de personnes évacuées face aux incendies
Le feu continue de s'étendre au nord
de Los Angeles, menaçant plusieurs milliers
d'habitations ainsi que des infrastructures
clefs de communication.
Deux pompiers sont morts en luttant contre les flammes.
au-dessus de la forêt nationale d'Angeles,
au nord d'une zone densément peuplée à
une trentaine de kilomètres au nord de Los Angeles.
Les incendies ont redoublé depuis dimanche
et le feu "s'étend de tous les côtés",
ont indiqué les autorités.
L'incendie n'était maîtrisé qu'à 5%.
Des milliers de personnes évacuées
Près de 10.000 personnes ont dû être évacuées
face à la menace des flammes.
Environ 18 bâtiments ont été détruits
et les feux menaçaient toujours plus
de 10.000 maisons et 2.500 autres édifices,
dont 500 bâtiments commerciaux.
Les zones résidentielles de La Canada Flintridge,
La Crescenta et Glendale, dont certains quartiers
avaient dû être évacués ces derniers jours,
semblaient hors de danger dimanche soir,
et plusieurs centaines de personnes
avaient pu regagner leur domicile.
Un des foyers menaçait le centre de transmissions
du Mont Wilson qui assure la diffusion
des principales chaînes de télévision de Los Angeles,
de deux tiers des radios FM
et les transmissions radio de plusieurs
services de police et de pompiers.
L'incendie menaçait également à cet endroit
un observatoire solaire centenaire qui fut longtemps
le plus grand télescope au monde,
et qui a permis des découvertes majeures en astronomie.
Deux pompiers tués
Deux pompiers ont été tués dimanche dans
leur véhicule alors qu'ils combattaient le feu
qui fait rage depuis mercredi au nord
de Los Angeles (Californie, ouest),
ont annoncé les autorités lundi 31 août.
Le véhicule des deux victimes, qui faisaient
partie du corps des pompiers du comté
de Los Angeles, a quitté la route
pour une raison encore inconnue et
s'est écrasé en contrebas, au sud
de la ville d'Acton, à une cinquantaine
de kilomètres au nord de Los Angeles,
a déclaré Mike Bryant, un porte-parole des pompiers.
Les deux pompiers, dont l'identité et l'âge
n'ont pas été révélés, sont morts alors
qu'ils menaient "un intense combat
contre les flammes", a-t-il ajouté.
17.000 hectares détruits
Quelque 2.500 pompiers se battaient
contre les flammes, alors que les hélicoptères
porteurs d'eau et un avion DC-10 se relayaient
sur le terrain, et qu'une épaisse fumée,
visible à des kilomètres, envahissait le ciel
de Los Angeles et les vallées de San Fernando
et San Bernardino, au nord de la mégalopole.
Les flammes ont déjà détruit plus de
34.000 hectares de végétation et les pompiers
s'attendaient à voir l'emprise de l'incendie
doubler pendant la nuit.
Dimanche soir, 18 maisons avaient été détruites,
la plupart dans la forêt d'Angeles.
Deux des trois blessés évacués samedi avaient
regagné leur domicile.
Le troisième était toujours hospitalisé,
dans un état stable.
Depuis le début de l'incendie,
quatre pompiers ont également été blessés.
2000 habitations détruites en 2007
Le gouverneur de Californie Arnold Schwarzenegger
s'est rendu dimanche sur les lieux de l'incendie
pour superviser les opérations et a assuré
que la Californie avait "les ressources pour
que les hommes et femmes héroïques
qui combattent les incendies
disposent des moyens nécessaires".
Le bureau du gouverneur a précisé que
neuf autres incendies frappaient la Californie
ce week-end, mobilisant près
de 6.500 pompiers.
Dimanche, Arnold Schwarzenegger a déclaré
l'état d'urgence dans le comté de Placer,
également frappé par les incendies.
L'état d'urgence avait été déclaré vendredi
dans les comtés de Los Angeles et Monterey,
et samedi dans celui de Mariposa.
La Californie est fréquemment la proie des flammes.
En 2007, elle a subi les pires incendies
de son histoire: 640.000 habitants avaient
été évacués et 2.000 habitations détruites.
(Nouvelobs.com avec AFP)
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