Firefighters have failed to make progress in their efforts to contain the fire, so they have issued evacuation alerts in various areas of the San Gabriel Valley
They ask residents of the San Gabriel Valley to be ready to evacuate.
Photo: ETIENNE LAURENT / EFE
Last Sunday a fire that started in Los Angeles National Forest just in the Azusa, California area was baptized as Bobcat Fire and as of this Wednesday it has burned more than 11,000 acres and has not been contained.
Due to the speed with which the flames are moving, last Tuesday the authorities issued an evacuation alert to the areas of Monrovia, Sierra Madre and Duarte, but this Wednesday the warnings are extended to Arcadia, Bradbury, Altadena and Pasadena.
@ ABC7 #BOBCATFIRE pic.twitter.com/8vygJFwAf2
– Joe Rafelson (@ jrafelson26) September 9, 2020
Image shared on social networks show the large amount of smoke in the area and ash on the cars parked on the streets.
My house in SoCal from the #BOBCATFIRE pic.twitter.com/RrIYqc4deT
– 🚴 🚵 Jason King (SkepticCyclist) 🎿⛷ (@SkepticCyclist) September 9, 2020
The evacuation alert it is a step prior to the evacuation itself and allows families to be notified so that they can plan their eventual emergency exitgiving them time to organize and carry essential belongings and pets with them immediately if ordered by authorities.
Video UPDATE: #BobcatFire
As bad as it was overnight, fire seems to have suddenly shifted (as seen from here) more to the E / SE & away from the BigM mountain & the canyons behind, for now it leaving that area untouched so far… #Fire #uap #Monrovia pic.twitter.com/zhsrlj420K
– Marian Rudnyk ™ © (@MarianRudnyk) September 9, 2020
In addition to the alert, the Arcadia and Sierra Madre authorities have asked residents to carry out voluntary evacuations and not waiting until the official call.
The measure is a joint decision between the Los Angeles County Fire Department, the Sheriff’s Department and the Los Angeles National Forest Unified Command.
** UPDATE **. #BobcatFire is now at 10,344 acres with 0% containment. A total of 401 personnel are assigned to this fire. Be prepared and follow Ready, Set Go! @Angeles_NF #LACoFD pic.twitter.com/JjE74M57Ar
– LA County Fire Department (@LACoFDPIO) September 9, 2020
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