Watch: Scenes from over two dozen wildfires raging across California (and in Oregon)
Rescue missions are tackling 25 major blazes across California, which have scorched a record high of 2.2 million acres across the state, according to CNN.
#Wildfires in California continue and growing fear of increasingly dangerous/windy conditions in the coming days.
— Scott From Scotland (@ScottDuncanWX) September 6, 2020
This is Creek fire north of Fresno in Sierra National Forest.pic.twitter.com/ivTjeREcPF
Several new fire in California today. The #CreekFire in Fresno County. #ValleyFire in San Diego County. #ElDoradoFire in San Bernardino County. Lots of smoke seen on satellite. pic.twitter.com/fnHu0ZgbvK
— Drew Tuma (@DrewTumaABC7) September 6, 2020
A "smokenado" was spotted twisting in Southern California as the Valley Fire continued to burn. https://t.co/iAh3res5hb pic.twitter.com/IH9b68MOoB
— ABC News (@ABC) September 8, 2020
Nearly 200 people were airlifted to safety over the weekend in California as thousands of firefighters battle nearly two dozen wildfires.
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) September 7, 2020
The Creek Fire alone has scorched more than 45,000 acres in central California so far.
Parts of California remain under a state of emergency pic.twitter.com/H2uXLqCDDP
2020 is just showing off now.
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) September 7, 2020
The El Dorado Fire, burning in San Bernardino County, California, was caused by a “smoke generating pyrotechnic device” — used AT A GENDER REVEAL PARTY...pic.twitter.com/ZZ70pzEruA
This is nuts. Downtown Stayton at 12:22pm. Be safe, everyone. #KGW #Oregon #Fire #Smoke #LionsheadFire @KGWNews pic.twitter.com/ff4MKKU4qm
— Christine Pitawanich (@CPitawanichKGW) September 8, 2020
It’s surreal, this was around 3pm n downtown #Salem, #Oregon. Between a very hot, dry Summer & uncharacteristically strong winds. The sky is eery and thick with smoke & ash#OregonFires#California#wildfires#ForestFire#America#USA pic.twitter.com/j1Lz1EYyH5
— 🍒Index Hakeem🍒 (@hakrashaa) September 9, 2020
Ash now falling from the skies in Salem from #wildfires pic.twitter.com/zvw1RHkphv
— Whitney Woodworth (@wmwoodworth) September 8, 2020
Wildfire smoke in oregon turned day into night. 5pm near salem, interstate 5.
— A Respectable Wagon (@AntiqueWagon) September 9, 2020
*Home evacuations, smoke screen skies pic.twitter.com/A6HORZ3ggK
