A raging wildfire that spread rapidly in Southern
California mountain foothill communities was scorching more rugged
terrain Thursday, and the reported number of homes destroyed was
expected to increase.
Five firefighters and one resident
had been injured by the Silver Fire, which prompted evacuations in
several communities as it raced through nearly 16 square miles between
Banning and Idyllwild in less than 24 hours.
At least 26 homes and a commercial
building had been destroyed, according to a Thursday night update from
the Riverside County Fire Department. Two structures have been damaged
by Silver Fire flames.
At an afternoon news conference, Sen. Barbara Boxer
emphasized the growth of wildfires this year in California, in part
blaming climate change.
"Open your eyes, breathe the air and see what’s going on," she said, addressing climate-change deniers.
She said the smoke at her home in
Riverside County’s Rancho Mirage was “so thick” that she thought there
was a fire in community.
Boxer also warned that federal
spending cuts would mean fewer firefighters, saying that
sequester-induced spending reductions would be “disastrous.”
What an idiot.
What an idiot.
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