#transformer-fire

#transformer-fire

The fire, which burned at least 60 acres, was reported shortly after 3 p.m. along Carbon Canyon Road, just east of Valencia Avenue.

At his home in Pasadena, high schooler Atticus Jackson frantically shoved his belongings into his car as the sky turned a deep orange. A few hundred feet away, the fire climbed up the mountain and a cloud of red and gray smoke obscured the view.

Officials from Wise county in Texas confirmed one fatality due to the tornado, with six individuals treated for storm-related injuries. Significant damage occurred across multiple neighborhoods.

Eyewitness clips and aerial footage showed flames shooting from the lot shortly after midnight as firefighters worked to knock down the blaze. Despite the dramatic scene and heavy damage, authorities said no injuries were reported.

The city has been conducting prescribed burning for about two decades, and cities across North America perform the burns annually to support fire-dependent ecosystems.

Researchers have known since at least 2008 that wildfires can create chromium-6, but a new study, published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology in November, is the first to report details such as how long it might persist in groundwater.

A week later, powerful Santa Ana winds arrived, picked up some bits of rubber from one of the tractor's scorched tires and carried them over the containment area into dry vegetation, bringing the fire back to life, according to investigators. The subsequent blaze, the Mountain fire, burned nearly 20,000 acres and destroyed roughly 250 homes and structures in Camarillo Hills and nearby communities in western Ventura County.