Wildfire destroys total of 53 homes in Los Angeles County, thousands more threatened
By John Antczak, APTuesday, September 1, 2009
Wildfire destroys 53 homes in LA County
LOS ANGELES — Fire officials say a deadly wildfire that has blackened a wide swath of tinder-dry forest around Los Angeles has destroyed a total of 53 homes and threatens thousands more.
The fire has scorched 164 square miles of brush since it broke out last Wednesday. Two firefighters were killed Sunday battling the blaze. They died when their truck drove off the side of a road with flames all around them.
The fire also is burning dangerously close to Mount Wilson, home to at least 20 television transmission towers, radio and cell phone antennas, and the century-old Mount Wilson Observatory. If the flames hit the mountain, cell phone service and TV and radio transmissions would be disrupted, but the extent is unclear.
Tags: Astronomy, California, Fires, Los Angeles, Mount wilson observatory, North America, United States, Us-wildfires
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September 1, 2009: 2:35 pm
I think they should create a underground irrigation system that will be high pressured and only set to turn on during a disaster such as this one with the wild fires spreading. According to the history of wildfires In LA it’s always the same area and the same issues at this point we must move forward with something that will act fast during a crisis as this one, I believe if they spend over 1 billion on something that will save homes and save life’s it will go on a good standing with others. Stop the fires save a life simple as that. |
jacob jones