10,000-acre blaze: 4 firefighters injured, hundreds evacuated in California’s Valley Fire (PHOTOS)
RT.com
13 Sep, 2015
Four firefighters received second-degree burns, as a California wildfire in Lake County rapidly spread to consume 10,000 acres in less than six hours, triggering the evacuation of over 3,000 residents, according to Cal Fire. The fire remains uncontained.
The Valley Fire started around 1:24 pm local time on Saturday off Highway Valley Road and Bottle Rock Road in Cobb, California.
At present, the blaze remains zero percent contained. Four fighters received second-degree burns while trying to hold back the flames. All of them were taken to the UC Davis Medical Center and are said to be in stable condition, according to Cal Fire spokesman Daniel Berlant said.
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