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Old 12-05-2017, 08:51 AM
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Ventura Ablaze

"A fast-moving, wind-fueled wildfire swept into the city of Ventura early Tuesday, burning 31,000 acres, destroying homes and forcing 27,000 people to evacuate.
At least 150 structures — including at least one large apartment complex — were consumed by flames, and many more were threatened as the fire crept about a quarter-mile away from City Hall.
But the destruction appears to be much worse as the sun rose Tuesday, revealing fire sweeping through whole neighborhoods in the hills above Ventura.
Engulfed in flames, the Hawaiian Village Apartments collapsed about 4 a.m. Water gushed down North Laurel Street as firefighters worked to put out the flaming complex and residents watched, holding cameras and cellphones. The sound of bursting propane tanks filled the air.

Hundreds of firefighters working through the night tried to prevent the blaze from spreading, block by block, as they were confronted by wind gusts of up to 50 mph." LA Times

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...204-story.html

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Old 12-05-2017, 12:30 PM
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That is a lot of people being threatened. Hope they get better Fed help than Sonoma folks are.
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How utterly terrifying, a firestorm with 50 MPH winds.
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Just another beautiful day in paradise aka the commute thru hell.

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Old 12-07-2017, 12:48 PM
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So typical of Americans.... tragedy and hellfire all around them, but unless it directly affects them they just go about their business as if nothing is happening.
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Been following this the last few days. Just terrible and so frighting to comprehend happening.

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Prayers for rain are called for.


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Ummm, what can happen to houses that don't burn up.

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Ummm, what can happen to houses that don't burn up.

http://www.latimes.com/visuals/graph...htmlstory.html
Guess their FKD!

I just wanted it to stop the fires. But like an old man once said, with rain or snow storms and sex you never know just how much you'll get or how long it will last.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/20...climate-threat

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This 2014 fire-mudslides stuff is small potatoes compared to this year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6xNMDj4YSU
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15 dead in the post wildfire mudslides.

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