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Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Sat Jun 25, 2016, 05:38 PM Jun 2016

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At Least 150 Homes Destroyed In Deadly California Wildfire

Source: CBS NEWS

LAKE ISABELLA, Calif. -- A voracious and deadly wildfire in central California has destroyed 150 homes and the toll may rise, fire officials said Saturday.

The tally rose from 80 homes as firefighters began going through neighborhoods to count houses and mobile homes incinerated by the blaze. Another 75 homes were damaged, authorities told CBS affiliate KBAK in Bakersfield.

The inferno of destruction tore through rural mountain communities near Lake Isabella, about 40 miles northeast of Bakersfield, overwhelming firefighters as home after home went up in flames.

Entire blocks were reduced to rubble, and at least 2,500 homes remained threatened.

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/at-least-150-homes-destroyed-in-deadly-california-wildfire-kern-county-lake-isabella-erskine-fire/

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At Least 150 Homes Destroyed In Deadly California Wildfire (Original Post) Purveyor Jun 2016 OP

Brush Creek - Road's End was clobbered about ten years ago Trajan Jun 2016 #1

we spent Thursday night camped just over the ridge from the Erskine fire... mike_c Jun 2016 #2

Trajan

(19,089 posts)

1. Brush Creek - Road's End was clobbered about ten years ago

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Sat Jun 25, 2016, 05:44 PM

Jun 2016

I spent many a camping trip in them there parts ...

mike_c

(36,281 posts)

2. we spent Thursday night camped just over the ridge from the Erskine fire...

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Sun Jun 26, 2016, 10:21 PM

Jun 2016

...in the Ricardo camp at Red Rocks Canyon SP. It was absolutely post apocalyptic. Very strong, hot wind and choking thick smoke.

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