© APFirefighters battling the fire haul a hose while working to save a home in the Silverado community in Orange County, California.
A new California wildfire forced residents to flee their homes early Thursday after the blaze exploded in high winds
across more than 4,000 acres in Orange County, according to officials.
After an already
record-breaking year of wildfires, California was again hit late Wednesday when
a house fire quickly spread to tinder-dry brush, sparking the out-of-control Bond Fire, which grew to over 6 square miles in Orange County's Silverado Canyon.It rapidly spread across the region in
winds that topped 70 mph, and by Thursday was burning about 4,000 acres, the
Orange County Fire Association (OCFA) said on Twitter alongside dramatic video clips.
"We have received reports that there may be multiple structures damaged from the fire," the
fire department said, saying they were "in the process of verifying the number involved and the extent of damage."
Dramatic video showed the region once again overwhelmed with red skies as officials ordered mandatory evacuations.
Comment: The smoke these wildfires produce, together with particulates from meteor 'smoke' and volcanic eruptions, all jointly contribute to the increased dust-load in the atmosphere. This changes its electric charge rebalancing mechanisms, producing more intense storms and precipitation in the form of record rainfall, hail, lightning strikes, atmospheric 'anomalies' etc.
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