US firefighters have released dramatic footage of their drive through a wildfire in Northern California. The drivers had to navigate flames surrounding their truck and burning ash pelting their windscreen. https://bbc.in/3iXdJX5 | BBC News

A resident of Altadena, California, said the fire evacuation warning in her neighborhood came too late. At 1 am on Tuesday, hours after her family had fled their home, Roxanne Cheung said there was still no sign of an evacuation warning. Three hours later she learned that a large area, including her community, had been declared a mandatory evacuation zone. By the morning, Cheung heard that most of the neighborhood, including her own home, had burned to the ground. #California #fire #evacuation #

🔥 SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA UNDER FIRE 🔥 A fast-moving wildfire is tearing across the foothills tonight, sending massive smoke plumes into the sky and forcing evacuations as flames race through dry brush. Helicopters are dropping water. Highways are filling with evacuees. The sky has turned apocalyptic orange. This is wildfire season in Southern California — and conditions are dangerously primed. If you’re in the area, stay alert and follow local evacuation orders immediately. 💬 Drop your lo