Winds Clocked At 96 MPH In Kincade Fire; Fire At 30,000 Acres, 180,000 Residents Evacuated
SANTA ROSA, California (Los Angeles Times) – Fueled by powerful winds, the massive Kincade fire continued its southwest march across Sonoma County, burning winery properties and threatening to jump Highway 101 as more than 2 million people across the region were thrown into darkness because of Pacific Gas & Electric Co. blackouts.
Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a statewide emergency Sunday as wildfires spread throughout California, burning tens of thousands of acres and forcing evacuations of more than 180,000 people. The 30,000-acre Kincade fire has destroyed 79 structures and threatens an additional 31,000.
Map showing the mandatory fire evacuation area in Sonoma County, California on 27 October 2019. Graphic: Los Angeles Times
“We are deploying every resource available, and are coordinating with numerous agencies as we continue to respond to these fires,” Newsom said. “It is critical that people in evacuation zones heed the warnings from officials and first responders, and have the local and state resources they need as we fight these fires.”
The biggest concern is that the fire will cross Highway 101 to an area that hasn’t burned since the 1940s, fire officials said Sunday. Officials worry the blaze will spread into agricultural land mostly used to grow grapes and reach a dense mountainous region of old-growth redwood forest.
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