Los Angeles, June 25 (China news service) -- California governor jerry brown declared a state of emergency in lake county, northern California, as wildfires spread in recent days.

According to US media reports such as the Los Angeles Times, officials of the California Forest Fire Department said that the Pawnee fire in Lake County began to burn on the afternoon of the 23rd local time, and more than 600 homes and other buildings in the Spring Valley were threatened. . The cause of the fire is still under investigation and no reports of casualties have been received.

As of the morning of the 25th local time, the fire had burnt about 8,200 acres of land and 22 buildings were destroyed. Fortunately, almost all of them are located in sparsely populated areas. As the local winds are blowing in the direction of the wind, the fire continues to spread. An evacuation order has been issued, but a large number of Lake County residents remain in place on the 25th.

The local winds, low humidity, high temperatures and dry vegetation make the fire spread quickly once it is burned. At present, the fire has burned to about 70 miles north of the Napa Valley, the largest wine town in the United States. California Fire Department official Jordan Motta said that although we had a relatively humid winter last year, in the past five years, too much flammable material has accumulated in the local area, leaving a hidden danger to the fire. This fire is an example.

In recent years, Lake County has been frequently attacked by fire. In the North California wine region area fire last October, more than 150 homes were destroyed in the county.

The California Office of Emergency Affairs announced on the 24th that it has received federal financial allocations to increase the necessary resources to deal with the fire. Currently, more than 230 firefighters and two firefighting helicopters are working hard to put out the fire. Motta said that most of the firefighters are deployed on the southern and southwestern edge of the fire zone to protect the community. It is hoped that the strong winds on the 25th will blow the fire heads to the east and north, leaving the most densely populated areas.

The Lake County police reminded residents who need to evacuate. When leaving home, they must carry pets and telephones, computers, medicines, documents and other necessary items and close the doors and windows. The Red Cross has set up a shelter in a nearby high school.