With a massive pyrocumulus cloud mushrooming from the fiery core of the #MosquitoFire as if it was an erupting volcano, firefighters took the fight to the blaze in of all places — Volcanoville.
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The tiny town got its name from miners who mistook a nearby mountain as an extinct volcano.
By Saturday, most residents had fled, leaving behind fire crews sawing dead trees, dousing burning trunks and parking in driveways to protect structures. sfchronicle.com/california-wil…
By Saturday, most residents had fled, leaving behind fire crews sawing dead trees, dousing burning trunks and parking in driveways to protect structures. sfchronicle.com/california-wil…
The small town was founded in 1851 and grew exponentially amid the California Gold Rush, bringing thousands of residents to the area by the late 1850s. Fires destroyed the community twice, once in 1879 and again in 1907. sfchronicle.com/california-wil…
No cause has been determined for the Mosquito Fire, however PG&E has reported “electrical activity” on a nearby transmission line around the start of the fire. sfchronicle.com/california-wil…
One evacuee of a neighboring town said she had to flee her property for the first time in 31 years, along with her seven goats.
“If we burn, we burn... All that’s important is these things — family and my goats.” sfchronicle.com/california-wil…
“If we burn, we burn... All that’s important is these things — family and my goats.” sfchronicle.com/california-wil…
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