Wildfire Spreads In Northern California

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Fierce winds are fanning the flames of a massive wildfire in Northern California. Hundreds of firefighters are battling to keep the fast-moving flames from reaching heavily populated areas. Wind gusts of up to 80 miles-per-hour were recorded in the area this morning. At least 180-thousand residents in the area have been ordered to evacuate. According to CalFIRE, the Kincade Fire is up to 30-thousand acres and just ten percent contained as of early this morning.

Photo: Getty Images - Firefighters set a back fire along a hillside near PG&E power lines during firefighting operations to battle the Kincade Fire in Healdsburg, California on October 26, 2019. - US officials on October 26 ordered about 50,000 people to evacuate parts of the San Francisco Bay area in California as hot dry winds are forecast to fan raging wildfires. (Photo by Philip Pacheco / AFP)


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