At one property, the only thing remaining were three American flags, still tacked onto a wood fence.
The fire destroyed several structures on Volcanoville Road. The fast-moving Mosquito Fire in the Sierra Nevada foothills doubled in size Friday to at least 46 square miles and threatened 3,600 homes, while blanketing the region in smoke. “I’m sweating,” one firefighter said, wiping his forehead.Ī burned fence after flames from the Mosquito Fire jumped the American River, burning structures in Volcanoville, Calif on Sept. A haze of smoke billowed from the charred grounds surrounding the road as some firefighters worked with shovels to dig into the earth. Pink flame retardant, dropped from the air earlier, blanketed lawns, vehicles and a “No Trespassing” sign. Near the Otter Creek School, some homeowners had left their sprinklers on as they evacuated. Homeowners leave sprinklers running as they flee the fire Tree trunks surrounding the property still smoldered. But everything else was destroyed - what once appeared to be a building was now a pile of debris. A “Beware of Dog” and “Smile you’re on camera” sign were untouched. The fire destroyed at least one property in Trinity Trail in Volcanoville. The ground around them was ashy and huge trees had fallen over everywhere. On Volcanoville Road approaching the town, three firefighters hunched over a down tree and doused the inside of the trunk with water through a hole in the side. Some fire engines were stationed in the driveways of nearby homes. Firefighters worked in and around the town, putting out hot spots and cutting down dead trees. The unincorporated community of 231 residents is south of where the Mosquito Fire did its early damage in Michigan Bluff and Foresthill.
Mosquito Fire bears down on tiny Volcanovilleįire officials said most of the action on Saturday was near Volcanoville, 17 miles northeast of Auburn and 35 miles west of Lake Tahoe as the crow flies.
0 kommentar(er)
