La Canada fire spreading fast

By amitava, Gaea News Network
Friday, August 28, 2009

La-Canada-FireLa Canada fire is also moving very fast like the Rancho Palos Verdes fire. The fire broke at 3:20pm on the Angeles Crest Highway. and already grasps an area of 25 acres while moving to wards L.A.Basin and San Bernardino County. At least 100 fire fighters, 8 tankers along with 9 helicopters in the air are working in an emergency basis to extinguish the deadly fire.

Reportedly there are actually two La Canada fire sources, one is on the San Gabriele Mountains, and another on the northeast of L.A. and both are raging towards the western side of the La Canada Flintridge City.

Experts like Sam Atwood who is working with South Coast Air, is Quality Management District, is highly concerned about the absence of enough see breeze, he believes that it will help the dense smoke to grow thicker and worsen the situation further.

Meanwhile an emergency evacuation camp has been formed  on the Williams Camp resort on the banks of the San Gabriele River.

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