board and igniting a fast-moving brush fire that burned early Monday near a California mountain community.One house burned to the ground after the single-engine Cessna 210 went down Sunday afternoon near Tehachapi south of Bakersfield, according to Kern County fire department spokesman Cary Wright.
Date: Sep 05, 2011
Category: U.S.
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Officials: 12 homes burned in Southern Calif. fire
Kern County fire department spokesman Cary Wright said at least 650 homes in three rugged communities were ordered to evacuate. At least one structure was destroyed, but that number was expected to go up.
Date: Sep 05, 2011
Category: U.S.
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CA fire sparked by plane crash threatens 650 homes
It quickly spread to 4,700 acres more than 7 square miles as it chewed through thick brush over steep, rugged terrain amid dry, hot windy conditions, Kern County fire department spokesman Cary Wright said.
The single-engine Cessna 210 went down in Blackburn Canyon near the small community of Tehachapi, sparking a raging brush fire that sent up a huge plume of smoke visible for miles around, according to Kern County fire department spokesman Cary Wright.
Cary Wright, a spokesman for the Kern County Fire Department, said the resulting blaze was still growing Sunday afternoon. It had destroyed one home and threatened at least 30 other structures, spurring authorities to order nearby residents to evacuate.