What are the forest fires in California, USA?

Recently, a forest fire broke out in California, USA. The fire has spread to residential areas, killing 5 people and injuring many others. One of the dead was a helicopter firefighter. The cause of the fire was a forest fire caused by lightning. Current status of fires

2020 seems to be a disaster-prone year. The new coronavirus has swept the world, and for the United States, the country with the largest number of new coronavirus infections this time has suffered from difficulties one after another. During the presidential election, forest fires broke out in California again. Natural and man-made disasters came one after another. Within 72 hours, California suffered tens of thousands of lightning strikes, resulting in nearly 300 fires in California. As the fires spread, residential areas were damaged and forced to More than 8,000 residents were transferred.

Among them, in the famous Angeles Forest, fire damage has reached 7,000 hectares of land. This does not include nearby residential areas. The surrounding residents had to be forced to move and suffered heavy losses. Currently, California Governor Newsom has declared a state of emergency in California, and all parties are mobilizing available resources to prevent the fire from continuing to spread, deploying air and land firefighting and isolation. But for now, although there is some effect and it does partially prevent the spread of the fire, it is still difficult to control the fire, and most areas are still occupied. The real cause of the fire

According to Jeremy Rahn, a spokesman for the U.S. Fire Department, so far, the fire has caused extensive land damage and harmed the lives of residents in the area. Because of the size of the fire The vast area, complex situation, thunder and lightning and strong winds all help the fire spread, and the direction of the fire is even more difficult to determine. The most unpredictable situation is the shortage of rescue supplies and fire-fighting supplies. The governor of California immediately announced that California has entered a state of emergency preparedness in order to respond to emergencies. The cause of this fire points to lightning. Forest fires caused by lightning have caused nearly 400 fires so far, many of which have directly hit residential areas. The situation is serious and rescue operations are urgent.