Two major fires are raging in the area. These are the Silverado Fire outside the city of Irvine and the Blue Ridge Fire near the town of Yorba Linda. “It’s insane. Even in the car my eyes, nose and throat sting, ”said a French employee of a company in Irvine.
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The fire destroyed an area of thousands of acres, but no buildings are known to go up in flames. Electricity companies have cut off the power supply to hundreds of thousands of households as a precaution. This is to prevent a fire breaking out due to damage to electrical cables.
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California has been battling wildfires for months and that sometimes produces ghostly images:
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