Thread: CALIFORNIA IS ON FIRE : AGAIN ......... Part 2

I got the day off again.

No way to get to San Diego.

14 people on my ship had to evacuate from their houses, and two of them had their houses burn down.

I was supposed to leave for a three week trip, but that is now in jeopardy.

R/ Skip

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Infernos surge toward coast


NORTH COUNTY ---- In a nightmarish reprise of the devastating 2003 firestorms, at least six wind-fueled wildfires roared across North County on Monday, torching hundreds of thousands of acres, closing numerous roads and forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of county residents. 697 comment(s)

North County Times reporters answer your questions 621 comment(s)
Fire crews determined to make stand in Fallbrook 290 comment(s)
Pomerado, Fallbrook hospitals evacuated due to fires 3 comment(s)
Evacuations grow exponentially: Practice, reverse 911 system, timing credited for smooth operation 44 comment(s)
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Fire breaks out west of Temecula 143 comment(s)
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As fire approached, a portentous choice Post your Comments
Officials: Portion of I-15 likely to remain closed today 1 comment(s)

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Southern California wildfires rage on
Half a million told to evacuate; 500 homes destroyed

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SAN DIEGO

750 homes destroyed or damaged

Swirling winds create a fire funnel as a Rancho Santa Fe home burns. The Witch Creek fire still burning already has left a grim toll: 500 homes destroyed and 250 damaged; 100 commercial buildings destroyed and 75 damaged; 50 outbuildings destroyed and 50 more damaged. At least 145,000 acres burn.

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This is terrible.

Skip,

I'm sorry that this is effecting you. Be safe.

Dixie[/i]

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I woke up to some of the coverage about the fires this morning.........it's horrifying!!!

And such a sad, sad thing to see


Are they very close to you Skip?


Everyone from out that way.....please stay safe!!!

I understand California is taking National Guard off the border to help with the fires. This is one more reason they should not be sent to Iraq.

North County Times is using reader blogs to update online readers.

Californian editor wrote on Oct 23, 2007 12:31 AM:

" We have no way to update this story other than to post our own blog comments at this point. We'll update more based on what we're hearing on the sheriff's scanner and the streets for the next short while. "

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