The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #123112 Message #2712714
Posted By: open mike
31-Aug-09 - 04:30 AM
Thread Name: BS:Building in Fire prone areas - 2009 fire season
Subject: RE: BS: fires near Auburn, CA, destroy homes
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/278526
To the north, at least 60 structures — many of them homes — were destroyed in a fast-moving fire that broke out Sunday afternoon in the Sierra foothills town of Auburn northeast of Sacramento and the governor declared a state of emergency in the area.
The fire had consumed 275 acres amid high winds and was 50 percent contained Sunday night, CalFire spokesman Daniel Berlant.
Berlant said it was not clear how many of the burned structures were homes and it was likely to remain uncertain until daylight.