What famous landmark may be threatened by the California Wildfires of 2009?
Thousands of Californians have been told to flee the path of intense wildfires threatening 12,000 homes in the Los Angeles area after two firefighters were killed trying to tackle the blazes. The state governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, urged those in the fire’s way to get out as ash rained down on cars in downtown Los Angeles. The fires were spreading in all directions in the dry conditions. Firefighters fixed their attention yesterday on the blaze’s fast-moving eastern side where flames lapped at the foot of the vital communications and astronomy centre of Mount Wilson, and on the north-western front, where the two firefighters were killed on Mount Gleason, near the city of Acton. “We ask for your understanding, for your patience as we move through this difficult time, and please, prayers for the families of our two brothers that we lost,” county deputy fire chief Mike Bryant said through tears at a news conference. Fire Captain Tedmund Hall, 47, and firefighter Specialist Arnaldo “Arn
An 85,000 acre wildfire that covered only 20,000 acres just yesterday is now threatening the Mount Wilson Observatory. Fire crews had to pull back from Mount Wilson leaving the historic Mount Wilson Observatory vulnerable to the fires raging in Southern California. mount wilson observatory wildfire Mount Wilson Observatory The blaze called the Station fire is making its way to the Mount Wilson Observatory where the 100-inch Hooker telescope is housed; as well as a 60-inch telescope which is the largest in the world specifically for the general public. Firefighters withdrew from Mount Wilson earlier today. From Bloomberg: “They are still within close proximity for redeployment,” McAlister wrote. “Thus, the good news is that the fire in the observatory’s vicinity seems to have diminished. The bad news is that there are no firefighters presently on the scene.” Two firefighters were killed when their vehicle overturned as they were battling the Station blaze that is now dangerously close t
