California firefighter dies battling blaze while rainy weather brings some relief
Source: The Guardian
Firefighter died on Thursday battling El Dorado fire, which has burned more than 19,000 acres and is about 66% contained
California officials reported a firefighter has died while battling a blaze near Los Angeles, as a front of humid and rainy weather brought some relief to a region that has suffered a historically devastating fire season.
The firefighter died on Thursday battling the El Dorado fire in the San Bernardino national forest, where officials say a smoke-generating pyrotechnic device used during a gender reveal party sparked a fire earlier this month.
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The name of the firefighter was being withheld until family members are notified. The cause of the death was under investigation.
The El Dorado fire has burned more than 19,000 acres and is about 66% contained. Its one of 26 major fires raging through the state.
Wildfires have burned more than 3m acres in California this year
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/18/california-fires-oregon-deaths-rain-humid-weather
OnlinePoker
(5,702 posts)It's time people get real consequences for their actions.
BComplex
(7,977 posts)What were these idiots thinking using a pyrotechnic device in an area like the San Bernardino national forest?
Those people are too stupid to have kids.