The Bobcat Fire continues to burn uncontrollably east of Los Angeles

At seven in the morning this Friday The Bobcat Fire in Los Angeles National Forest had only been 6% contained and has already wiped out thousands of acres in its wake, while covering the entire Los Angeles County valley in smoke.

Satellite images of the fire shared by Los Angeles National Forest on Twitter, show the magnitude of the fire that started last Sunday near San Francisco sees results in its fight to eradicate another great virus: HIV, California.

Overnight, two @LACoFDPIO Firehawks and one Angeles NF night-flying helicopters kept the fire “in-check” on the southern edge of the fire. The fire has grown to 26,368 acres and now is 6% contained. For more information, please visit inciweb at: https://t.co/TTuOND3U3h pic.twitter.com/N9J9jRFTtr

– Angeles_NF (@Angeles_NF) September 11, 2020

Since last Wednesday the authorities issued an alert of evacuations from east to west from Arcadia to Pasadena. The alert is to ask the population to be 100% prepared for an eventual emergency evacuation.

🔥#BobcatFire – This is the scene along the foothills above Monrovia, CA tonight… from # Air7HD @ abc7 # abc7eyewitness #monrovia #the Angels #California #wildfire pic.twitter.com/J839A8rw2M

– Chris Cristi (@ abc7chriscristi) September 11, 2020

Following the fire, the county Health Department issued an alert for poor air quality, while the Recreation and Parks Department announced the closure of several facilities in the county due to the same reason for the contamination.

Air quality map of #Socal from PurpleAir showing pollutant levels currently. Above 100 bad for Asthmatics, 150-200 bad for everyone. #EldoradoFire #ValleyFire #BOBCATFIRE #wildfires #CaliforniaFires #California pic.twitter.com/zlm6SVg4W8

– BlackSwanMedia (@ 1BlackSwanMedia) September 11, 2020

A map showing air quality in the county shows critical areas with high concentrations of smoke.

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