Britney Spears di antara 4 Ribu Warga yang Terancam Kebakaran di Malibu
Britney Spears among 4,000 Wealthy Malibu as Wild Fire Spreads
Editor : Heru S Winarno
Translator : Parulian Manalu
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BRITNEY Spears termasuk di antara ribuan warga California yang ketakutan yang rumahnya terancam oleh kebakaran besar di California Jumat, karena hembusan angin yang keras dan lingkungan yang luar biasa kering mendorong kebakaran yang disebut Camarillo Springs Fire menuju kawasan pemukiman elit Ventura County dan Malibu.
Besarnya kobaran api dikhawatirkan meluas ke Malibu, mengancam 4.000 rumah, sebuah pangkalan militer dan warga diungsikan serta kampus universitas ditutup.
Lebih dari 10.000 hektar lahan dari Newbury Park menuju Malibu dan pantai Ventura County telah menghitam oleh api. Lima belas bangunan di wilayah 50 km sebelah barat laut dari Los Angeles mengalami beberapa kerusakan, dan rumah-rumah lainnya di daerah berhutan diancam Jumat oleh api yang menderu di 43 mil persegi.
Sekitar 900 pemadam kebakaran menggunakan mesin, pesawat, buldoser dan peralatan lain itu hanya 20 persen yang terkandung. Sejak fajar, api membesar hampir tiga kali lipat.
BRITNEY Spears was among the thousands of terrified California residents whose homes were threatened by the powerful California wildfire on Friday, as gusting winds and unusually dry vegetation helped push the so-called Camarillo Springs Fire toward the wealthy area of Ventura County and Malibu.
By the raging flames that threatened to spread towards Malibu, threatening 4,000 homes and a military base as residents were evacuated ahead of the flames and a university campus was closed.
More than 10,000 acres from Newbury Park toward Malibu and the Ventura County coast have been blackened by the fire. Fifteen structures in the area 50 miles northwest of Los Angeles sustained some damage, and other homes in a wooded area were being threatened Friday by the blaze that had roared across 43 square miles.
Some 900 firefighters using engines, aircraft, bulldozers and other equipment had it just 20 percent contained. Since daybreak, the fire has nearly tripled in size.
