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charring thousands of acres (thousands of hectares).
Governor Jerry Brown of California on Sunday issued an emergency proclamation for Los Angeles County in response to the massive wildfire on the northern edge
of Los Angeles. It came at the urging of Los Angeles Mayor Eric
Garcetti Women's Calvin Ridley Jersey , who said that the fire is the largest by acreage in the city's history.
At one point the fire was estimated at 8,000 acres (3,200 hectares), but later on Saturday night fire officials issued a revised estimate of about 7,000
acres (2,800 hectares).
However Women's Vic Beasley Jr Jersey , strong winds presented new challenges to firefighters battling the blaze, which has grown to 7,003 acres (2,801
hectares), with 30 percent containment, according to the latest update of alerts
by 8:00 pm local time Saturday (0300 GMT Sunday) of the Los Angeles Fire
Department.
Fire engines have rushed to the scene of massive blazes while fixed-wing airtankers and helicopters are hovering in the sky. Those aircraft continue
water and retardant drops to help more than 1 Ito Smith Jersey ,000 firefighters who are battling the wildfire amid severe heatwave.
There are 206 fire engines, nine helicopters, five water tenders, four bulldozers and nine ambulances dedicated to fighting the fire, according to the
Los Angeles Fire Department. ( Garcetti welcomed the state of emergency declared
in Los Angeles County by Brown. The mayor vowed on Saturday to direct relevant
departments in the City of Los Angeles to take all necessary steps to protect
life and property in the area affected by the fire and urged that state and
federal assistance should be provided to the city as quickly as possible.
Local residents gave firefighters, no matter which city they are from Deadrin Senat Jersey , a warm welcome and praised them as heroes.
"Firefighters are doing their work. They are brave men. They are risking their lives for helping us," said Jim Becerra, a man in his thirties living near
La Tuna Canyon Road.
Becerra was watering the lawn and shrubs beside his home, trying to cool down the temperature to prevent the outbreak of a fire nearby.
Hundreds meters away, several firefighters were dousing the hot spots on brush fire near a hillside.
"I was scared by this wildfire especially, because I live here Tevin Coleman Jersey ," Becerra told Xinhua, "but I feel comfortable right now for the moment. I trust those firefighters. They are still working
very hard to keep us safe."
There were two firefighters taken to hospitals during the second day of the fire for heat-related illnesses. A total of four firefighters were treated,
three for heat-related illnesses and one for burns, Los Angeles Fire Department
Chief Ralph Terrazas was quoted as saying by the City News Service.
All evacuation orders were lifted Sunday evening due to the progress made by firefighters. < "We've turned a corner today, but this is still not over,"
said Garcetti at a news briefing Sunday.
"There are still embers that are smoldering and these strong winds could move those embers and help them to reignite Austin Hooper Jersey ," he warned.
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NEW DELHI, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- At least 11 people were killed and one injured Sunday when a truck collided with a jeep in western Indian state of Gujarat,
local media reported.
The accident took place along the Dhundhak Barwala road in Botad district, 364 km south of Gandhinagar Deion Jones Jersey , the capital city of Gujarat.
"Today in a fierce collision between a jeep and a truck, 11 people were killed on spot and one was injured," a police official was quoted by a local
media outlet as saying. "The injured has been removed to hospital."
The deceased include six men and five women.
Deadly road accidents are common in India often caused due to overloading, bad condition of roads and reckless driving.
Reports said 150,000 people were killed in accidents last year compared to 146,133 in 2015.
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