Wildfire in California, the United States, killed 7 people at the worst scale ever August 26, 16:04

In the western United States of America, a wildfire, which is thought to be caused by lightning, has spread to the worst extent in the past, killing seven people so far.

In California, wildfires have continued in the suburbs of San Francisco, etc., and depending on the state, the fire continues at about 500,000 hectares, which is more than twice the area of ​​Tokyo.

According to local media, this is the worst ever.

According to the state, this forest fire has killed seven people and damaged about 1,400 buildings.

Local media have also reported that 170,000 people are subject to evacuation orders.

When a large-scale wildfire occurs, an evacuation center is set up every year, but according to fire-fighting personnel, the fact that many people gather in a closed space spreads the new coronavirus infection. This means that there are many areas where the installation may be postponed.

Also, in a lake in Napa County in northern California, which is popular with tourists, the boat management office was burned down by a forest fire, and a hanger was said to have hung a refrigerator storing drinks and souvenir T-shirts. Was burnt black.

According to local media, “The temperature will drop after this and the situation will improve.” Since California has an average number of wildfires every winter, however, the state warns its residents.

Causes of lightning and heat waves

About the cause of this forest fire, the local media reported that it was a lightning strike and a heat wave.

Governor Newtham of California announced at a press conference on the 24th that there were about 300 lightning strikes in the last 24 hours, and that 10 new forest fires had occurred. It's the biggest and the biggest problem."

Meanwhile, the state of California has been warm this month, mainly in the inland regions, and the US National Meteorological Office has announced that it has observed 54.4 degrees Celsius on the 16th of this month in Death Valley, California.

Victims of a forest fire

Todd Barnett, head of the building in Napa County, California, burned down by a forest fire, said: "There was an office to manage the lake boats and a shop selling drinks and T-shirts. Thousands on weekends. I didn't think the forest fire would be a terrible situation on the 18th of this month, so I went home at night, but the next morning I got a lot of phone calls and came here. I saw it burned down. I don't know the exact amount, but it was a great deal of damage, but I did not lose my house or family. I think the building can be rebuilt."

Past California Forest Fire

In the western United States of America, large-scale wildfires occur every year in recent years.

In December 2017, a large-scale forest fire occurred in Ventura, etc. near Los Angeles, and the burned area reached 114,000 hectares.

In July, Otoshito caused a large forest fire around Mendocino County in the north of San Francisco, and the area burned to 185,800 hectares.

This area was the largest recorded forest fire in California since 1932.

Currently, the wildfires that occur mainly in the northern and central parts of the state have burned 500,000 hectares to date, and local media reports that it is the worst scale ever.

As a factor that tends to cause forest fires in California, experts say that global warming has raised the average temperature and dried plants and trees, making it easy for the fire to burn and spread, and that the region has a dry and strong wind. It is pointed out that the fire is likely to expand rapidly due to the influence of.