国际英语资讯:Wild fires across California force massive evacuation
<p><span word="LOS">LOS</span> <span word="ANGELES">ANGELES</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 24-- <span word="Fast">Fast</span>-<span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>, <span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="evacuate">evacuate</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>.</p><p><span word="Fed">Fed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="heat">heat</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 10 <span word="wildfires">wildfires</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</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>).</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brush">brush</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="dubbed">dubbed</span> <span word="Tick">Tick</span> <span word="Fire">Fire</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exploded">exploded</span> <span word="to">to</span> 3,950 <span word="acres">acres</span> (15.9 <span word="square">square</span> <span word="km">km</span>) <span word="by">by</span> 8:00 <span word="pm">pm</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="Fire">Fire</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blaze">blaze</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> 10,000 <span word="structures">structures</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> 40,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="evacuated">evacuated</span>.</p><p><span word="Videos">Videos</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="ABC">ABC</span>7 <span word="news">news</span> <span word="channel">channel</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="outdoor">outdoor</span> <span word="structures">structures</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="visibly">visibly</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flames">flames</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="dangerously">dangerously</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="fled">fled</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Firefighters">Firefighters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Ana">Ana</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>. <span word="Approximately">Approximately</span> 500 <span word="firefighters">firefighters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="on">on</span>-<span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="responding">responding</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>," <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="Fire">Fire</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="firefighters">firefighters</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fierce">fierce</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> 2,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="evacuate">evacuate</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wildfire">wildfire</span>, <span word="dubbed">dubbed</span> <span word="Kincade">Kincade</span> <span word="Fire">Fire</span>, <span word="exploded">exploded</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span>, <span word="scorching">scorching</span> <span word="over">over</span> 16,000 <span word="acre">acre</span> (64.8 <span word="square">square</span> <span word="km">km</span>) <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p>
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