国际英语资讯:Firefighters battling Californias wild fire on Christmas Day
<p><span word="LOS">LOS</span> <span word="ANGELES">ANGELES</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 25-- <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,500 <span word="firefighters">firefighters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="battling">battling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Fire">Fire</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="wildfire">wildfire</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="western">western</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Forestry">Forestry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Fire">Fire</span> <span word="Protection">Protection</span> (<span word="CAL">CAL</span> <span word="FIRE">FIRE</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Fire">Fire</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="burn">burn</span> <span word="but">but</span> 86 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="contained">contained</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 21 <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="scorched">scorched</span> 281,620 <span word="acres">acres</span> (1,139.6 <span word="square">square</span> <span word="km">km</span>). <span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1,063 <span word="structures">structures</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="and">and</span> 280 <span word="structures">structures</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blaze">blaze</span>, <span word="CAL">CAL</span> <span word="FIRE">FIRE</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> 1,586 <span word="firefighters">firefighters</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span>, <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Firefighters">Firefighters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="gains">gains</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="strengthening">strengthening</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="containment">containment</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="adjacent">adjacent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span>. <span word="Mop">Mop</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="perimeter">perimeter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="patrol">patrol</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span>," <span word="CAL">CAL</span> <span word="FIRE">FIRE</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>. "<span word="Firefighting">Firefighting</span> <span word="crews">crews</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="flare">flare</span>-<span word="ups">ups</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>."</p><p><span word="California">California</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="endured">endured</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uNPRecedented">uNPRecedented</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="far">far</span>. <span word="Dynamic">Dynamic</span> <span word="wildfires">wildfires</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="extensive">extensive</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="residences">residences</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pose">pose</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="safety">safety</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="over">over</span> 8,747 <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p>
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