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Originally Posted by Aktungbby
ON the radio this AM: Insured fire damages are listed at $9,000,000,000! Additionally Now we have the Ventura Fire. Winds up to 70 mph( air dropped retardant cannot be used above 30mph) have caused 27,000 people to evauate and the fire has consumed 50, 000 acres; The town of Bel Air is presently threatened. 
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A bit of clarification: as of the last time I heard, about an hour ago, there is a total of six separate fires burning in the general area of Ventura County and Los Angeles, both of which areas are adjacent. Bel Air is not a town, but a neighborhood in LA and the site of some of the most expensive homes and estates in the US. The Bel Air fire is the most recent blaze and is threatening not only the homes, it is threatening the Getty Museum, home to a collection of some of the most priceless art works anywhere; also in jeopardy is the Skirball Cultural Center. As of last check, only one of the fires has any containment, but it was only 10% contained. The biggest problem has been the presence of the
Santa Ana Winds, a recurring meteorological phenomenon featuring very high winds and very low humidity. The winds have died down a bit at present, but there are predictions they may pick up again later in the day. The Bel Air fire is causing some really big problems; it is right next to the 405 Freeway, the main traffic route between the Los Angeles Basin and the San Fernando Valley; LA is divided into two by the Santa Monica Mountains and other smaller ranges, with the Basin to the south and the Valley to the north. The 405 has been shut down and this is really bad since the 405 is one of the most heavily traveled roadways in the US and is a rough go, trafficwise, even in the best conditions...
Los Angeles threatened as wildfires spread, forcing thousands to evacuate --
https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/we...uation-n826946
Fire crews fight to protect Ojai; hundreds of homes are feared lost in Ventura County --
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...206-story.html
This map shows where 5 of Southern California’s biggest wildfires are burning --
http://www.dailynews.com/2017/12/05/...s-are-burning/
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