New wildfire breaks out in California, Bootleg Fire continues spreading in Oregon

Record ID: 1626875

  • Title: New wildfire breaks out in California, Bootleg Fire continues spreading in Oregon
  • Date: 15th July 2021
  • Summary: KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, UNITED STATES (JULY 14, 2021) (REUTERS) FIREFIGHTERS CLEANING UP HOT SPOTS FROM BOOTLEG FIRE VARIOUS OF CHARRED TREE SMOKING (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. FOREST SERVICE MEMBER, ERIK WEGNER, SAYING: "The type of fuels that are on that mountain was really dense tree canopy, tall trees, lot of dead material, and it took off really fast." BOOTLEG FIRE EVACUEES TENDING TO THEIR HORSES AT EVACUATION SHELTER
  • Embargoed: 29th July 2021 11:06
  • Keywords: Dixie Fire drought wildfire
  • Location: BUTTE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA AND KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, UNITED STATES
  • City: BUTTE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA AND KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Fires,United States
  • Reuters ID: LVA002ELYCZEV
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Another wildfire broke out in California on Tuesday (July 13).
    The so-called Dixie Fire in the northern part of the state has burned more than 2,200 acres, according to fire officials.
    Dry vegetation, hot temperatures and wind cause the fire to balloon in size on Wednesday (July 14).
    The fire is zero percent contaned, according to officials.
    Meanwhile, in Oregon, the so-called Bootleg Fire continued to spread, triggering more evacuations.
    U.S. Forest Service representative Erik Wegner said the fire was fueled by dense vegetation, tall trees, and dry material.
    The Bootleg Fire began on July 6. Since then, it has quadrupled in size according to fire officials.
    (Production: Mathieu Lewis Rolland)
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