{"id":34892,"date":"2014-07-27T17:20:01","date_gmt":"2014-07-27T17:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=34892"},"modified":"2014-07-27T16:05:02","modified_gmt":"2014-07-27T16:05:02","slug":"two-california-wildfires-threaten-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/07\/two-california-wildfires-threaten-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Two California wildfires threaten homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"story_continues_1\">Two fast-moving wildfires in California are threatening homes and could result in the evacuation of hundreds of people, US officials say.<\/p>\n<p>In the Sacramento region, a fire has spread to cover an area of about 4,000 acres, while another blaze threatens homes around Yosemite National Park.<\/p>\n<p>The Sacramento fire is only 20% contained, officials told local media.<\/p>\n<p>Months of drought have caused more fires in California this year &#8211; some 1,400, twice the usual number.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Homes evacuated<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Sacramento fire in the north of the state has doubled in size since it broke out on Friday afternoon, the\u00a0<a title=\"Los Angeles Times report\" href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/lanow\/la-me-ln-northern-california-wildfire-doubles-in-size-20140726-story.html\">Los Angeles Times<\/a>\u00a0reported officials as saying.<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"An air tanker drops retardant on the fast-moving wildfire near Plymouth, California (26 July 2014)\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/76557000\/jpg\/_76557650_76557649.jpg\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" \/><\/div>\n<div>Air tankers and thousands of fire fighters are battling the blazes<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Fire fighters battle a spot fire near Plymouth, California (26 July 2014)\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/76557000\/jpg\/_76557758_76557757.jpg\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" \/><\/div>\n<div>Fire fighters are up against scores of spot fires<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Fire fighters hike in to battle fast-moving wildfire near Plymouth, California (26 July 2014)\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/76557000\/jpg\/_76557652_76557651.jpg\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" \/><\/div>\n<div>The ground where the fires are raging is drier than normal because of droughts earlier this year<\/div>\n<p>About 515 homes were evacuated as the blaze tore its way through drought-hit grassland.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The fire&#8217;s moving in and around homes in the area,&#8221; California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokeswoman Lynn Tolmachoff told the AP news agency.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The leading edge is bumping up against residences as we speak.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 1,500 fire fighters and aircraft that included a DC-10 air tanker are battling the blaze, which has sent up huge plumes of smoke and reduced air quality in the Sacramento area.<\/p>\n<p>Officials at dusk on Saturday said that cooler weather and less wind had brought some respite.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile a 500-acre fire that started on Saturday afternoon is threatening homes in Yosemite.<\/p>\n<p>Evacuations are reported to have been ordered in Foresta, a community of about 45 homes inside the national park where many employees of the park live.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two fast-moving wildfires in California are threatening homes and could result in the evacuation of hundreds of people, US officials say. 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