Chris Cantell Discusses US News: BIG FIRE IN SIERRA MADRE, CALIFORNIA Radka Konkolova

On Monday there was a big fire in Sierra Madre, California. Crews have a lot of work to do to halt the fire. Some of burning areas have not burnt in over 40 years. The whole area which burnt was about 490 acres. People were terrifying and had to move out from their homes. It was about 1,000 people. There were ground crews which managed to blow out the fire. There was some water-dropping aircraft which helped to ground crews. Calmer wind and humidity helped extinguish the fire, too. There was more than 580 firefighters. The cause of striking the fire is unknown and the authorities try to find the reason. The blaze cut off 50 wedding guests and they had to be evacuate by helicopter Sunday afternoon. I suppose that they spend difficult moments. Temperatures rose into the mid-80s before noon Monday. All people were worried, but finally it managed to blow out. The blaze was creeping northwest into the Angeles national Forest. In Sierra Madre all schools were closed on Monday and at least 1,000 people was evacuated. No homes had burnt. It wasn't so easy to extinguish the fire. It was hot day slopes were steep. It wasn't possible to use bulldozers. The terrain was inaccessible and it was the hard work for crews. Two firefighters were treated for minor injuries. Another fact was that it was so near to the city and it complicated the situation said Sierra Madre fire information spokeswoman Barbara Croonquist. Finally it ended well and people could exhale. The operation wasn't easy, but it succeeded and the forest and homes of people were saved especially due to ground and water crews and quick interference of authorities. Now the area is save and everybody can sleep well.

related story: http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wildfires/2008-04-28-socal-wildfire_N.htm?csp=34

by Radka Konkolova for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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