国际英语资讯:Fueled by winds, Californias third largest wildfire triggers new evacuations
<p><span word="LOS">LOS</span> <span word="ANGELES">ANGELES</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 16-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ferocious">ferocious</span> <span word="wildfire">wildfire</span> <span word="raging">raging</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="volatile">volatile</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="threatening">threatening</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="northwest">northwest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prompting">prompting</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="evacuation">evacuation</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Barbara">Barbara</span> <span word="County">County</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Fire">Fire</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="ranked">ranked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="wildfire">wildfire</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hills">hills</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unincorporated">unincorporated</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Barbara">Barbara</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Montecito">Montecito</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="resorts">resorts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mansions">mansions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="celebrities">celebrities</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="orders">orders</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evacuation">evacuation</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Fire">Fire</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="expanded">expanded</span> <span word="to">to</span> 17 <span word="miles">miles</span> (28.9 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span>) <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> 5 <span word="miles">miles</span> (8.5 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span>) <span word="wide">wide</span>.</p><p><span word="Taking">Taking</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lull">lull</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="firefighters">firefighters</span> <span word="cleared">cleared</span> <span word="contained">contained</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="westernmost">westernmost</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="blaze">blaze</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wildfire">wildfire</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="approaching">approaching</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="foothills">foothills</span>, <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="Pighetti">Pighetti</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Barbara">Barbara</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="department">department</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="fueled">fueled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="blast">blast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Ana">Ana</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="gusts">gusts</span> <span word="of">of</span> 65 <span word="mph">mph</span> (110 <span word="kph">kph</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Fire">Fire</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="northward">northward</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flame">flame</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hill">hill</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span>.</p><p><span word="Kelly">Kelly</span> <span word="Hoover">Hoover</span>, <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Barbara">Barbara</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="Sheriff">Sheriff</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="spokeswoman">spokeswoman</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="dispatched">dispatched</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="crews">crews</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Montecito">Montecito</span>, <span word="checking">checking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ordering">ordering</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evacuation">evacuation</span> <span word="zone">zone</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Ana">Ana</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sundowner">Sundowner</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="northerly">northerly</span> <span word="offshore">offshore</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Barbara">Barbara</span>.</p>
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