California fire, 78 million people evacuated, what happened?

A fire broke out at 3 1 local time in eastern Los Angeles, California, USA, and about 7,800 people have been evacuated. According to CNN, the fire broke out before 5 pm local time on March1and no casualties were reported.

The riverside county fire department said that a family's house and two ancillary buildings were destroyed. As of the evening of 1 day, the fire area reached1.2000 mu (about 4856 hectares). Due to the fierce fire and the high temperature of more than 40 degrees Celsius, it has brought certain difficulties to the rescue operation. At present, the fire has not been controlled.

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The cause of the fire is under investigation:

Rob Rosen, a spokesman for the fire department, said that local hotels and Beaumont High School have set up evacuation centers, and all evacuation centers will implement epidemic prevention measures, including temperature screening when entering, wearing masks and keeping social distance. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Video on social media shows that as the fire spreads, smoke rises into the air. * * * A total of 374 firefighters participated in the fire fighting work, and firefighters are trying to control the fire with the help of several firefighting planes.

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