Posted on 05/08/2009 12:18:09 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Powerful winds during a night in which "all hell broke loose" have pushed a raging wildfire to the doorstep of this wealthy coastal city, threatening to destroy dozens more homes and leading to the evacuation of more than 20,000 people.
Firefighters were putting out roof fires Friday as gusts drove the flames down from the steep canyons above Santa Barbara and started burning homes in the residential flatlands.
Once tame, the fire front now stretches for five miles, city Fire Chief Andrew DiMizio said. "Literally last night, all hell broke loose," he said.
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A car that burned during the Jesusita fire is pictured in Santa Barbara, California May 7, 2009. A wildfire that has destroyed dozens of multimillion-dollar homes and injured 10 firefighters burned unchecked through the central California foothills at the edge of Santa Barbara for a third day on Thursday. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES DISASTER SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)
I bet a lot of people who are so under water on their homes will be fleeing with only a copy of their insurance policy and a change of underwear with a look of relief on their face.
my.heart.bleeds.
That is SO sweet of you!!!
Ya still get the privilege of paying your mortgage....
Replacement cost would be a downturn now I bet, but if it was insured for the value of the mortgage when you bought the policy they will have to pay it off.
Found ya!! Viewed from the Beverlywood area of L.A., SM mtns appear very hazy.
I heard this morning 30,000 have been evacuated and perhaps 5,000+ will be added to that.
DTogo posted on my thread this morning that half of downtown SB is closed down.
Yeah, so does mine as I call my family in Goleta/SB daily to check on them.
DTogo, ‘87 Gaucho
Could you...would you...please explain that to those of us who aren’t attuned to whatever it is those websites seem to think a person should be attuned.
Thanks! Has anyone heard re status of Reagan Ranch?
Seems to be 10+ miles west of the current fires.
Godspeed.
Good... so far.
It’s a mess, no let-up in sight,, 3500 acres, at least 75 homes destroyed.
from an update
A statement from the fire joint information center at late morning Friday estimated that more than 12,000 properties were under mandatory evacuation orders, affecting 30,500 people. It said more than 9,000 properties were under warning for potential evacuation, affecting 23,000 peo
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A hot tub and a pool next to a house that burned during the Jesusita fire is seen in Santa Barbara, California May 7, 2009. A wildfire that has destroyed dozens of multimillion-dollar homes and injured 10 firefighters burned unchecked through the central California foothills at the edge of Santa Barbara for a third day on Thursday. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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