Update:
On Wednesday, August 7, a megafire broke out in California. Firefighters are battling this already devastating blaze, which has already ravaged more than 500 square kilometers of vegetation. Trees are charred, houses are engulfed in flames and a thick cloud of smoke darkens the horizon. The fire has quickly spread and is now threatening cities a few kilometers from San Francisco. Dozens of simultaneous fires that mobilize more than 6,000 firefighters.
On Wednesday, August 7, a megafire broke out in California. Firefighters are battling this already devastating blaze, which has already ravaged more than 500 square kilometers of vegetation. Trees are charred, houses are engulfed in flames and a thick cloud of smoke darkens the horizon. The fire has quickly spread and is now threatening cities a few kilometers from San Francisco. Dozens of simultaneous fires that mobilize more than 6,000 firefighters.
From the sky, we can see charred vegetation and walls of smoke. Canadairs are trying to put out the flames. Many firefighters are mobilized 24 hours a day. They are trying to slow down the still smoking blaze, which is getting dangerously close to homes. Thousands of people have been evacuated. Thick black smoke is visible for miles around. The firefighters recognize a fire of rare violence.
