November 05, 2024 16:31 (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy booked for threatening cop probing into mining case | Supreme Court upholds validity of Uttar Pradesh Madrasa Education Act | Not all private properties are community resources that govt can take over: Supreme Court | Pakistan's Lahore has become world's most polluted city with an AQI of 1900 on Sunday | Indian Army 'successfully completes' patrolling to a key point in Ladakh's Depsang region
USA: Thousands flee homes in Lake Elsinore as wildfire advances

USA: Thousands flee homes in Lake Elsinore as wildfire advances

| @indiablooms | 11 Aug 2018, 07:17 am

Lake Elsinore, Orange County, Aug 11 (IBNS): At least 21,000 people have evacuated  their homes in Lake Elsinore region of Orange County, California, as wildfire threatened their existence.

A mandatory evacuation order was placed as the blaze, termed Holy fire, grew in size.

The Holy fire is one among 18 fires presently ravaging the state. It has already eaten away 19,000 acres of forest north of San Diego.

Meanwhile, a person, who is suspected of starting the fire, has been produced in court accused of arson.

He has been identified as 51-year-old Forrest Clark. According to local media reports, Clark started the fire following a decade-long dispute with his neighbours.

The incident took place on Monday.

More than 600 volunteers are fighting the blaze, however, strong winds have prevented them from making significant progress. 

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Related Images
Xi Jinping, Putin in Russia 22 Mar 2023, 02:56 pm
Related Videos