Kama video, kama drama! The Northern California camp fire is just like you’ve seen in the movies, only this time, it’s real life.
A destructive and fast-moving wildfire erupted in Northern California on Thursday morning and spread rapidly because of mix howling winds and extremely dry conditions.
This video of the fire in California is horrifying. I hope those in the evacuation zone get out safely and anyone missing is found quickly. #CampFire pic.twitter.com/XyxUTn2p0R
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) November 9, 2018
The Camp Fire, in Butte County that could not be contained had burned through close to 18,000 acres as of Thursday evening. The Acting Governor, Gavin Newsom declared the camp fire a state of emergency as officials scrambled to evacuate area residents. The wildfire is said to have injured an undisclosed number of civilians and fire fighters who were trying to put out the fire.
Officials said that they had heard reports of fatalities but that they could not yet access the affected areas to confirm those reports.
The fire forced the evacuation of patients from Paradise’s main hospital to hospitals in Oroville and Chico. About 3,300 students and staff members from Paradise’s 11 schools were evacuated in buses and employees’ cars to a center in Chico, Butte County Schools Superintendent Tim Taylor said.
Patients are evacuated from the Feather River Hospital before it is destroyed by the Camp fire in Paradise, California. More than 18,000 acres have been scorched in a matter of hours
📷 Josh Edelson pic.twitter.com/s4eVz1P5lH— AFP news agency (@AFP) November 9, 2018
