'악마의 바람'에 산불 확산…미 한인 거주지 10만명 대피령<br /><br />Fast-moving wildfires in southern California have forced thousands of people to flee their homes.<br />As well as the evacuations, homes and businesses have had their electricity cut off in a bid to prevent even more fires.<br />Choi Min-jung has the details.<br />Two massive wildfires in Southern California have grown at a fast pace in Orange County since Monday, forcing some 80-thousand people to leave their homes.<br />Under Tuesday's new evacuation orders, officials announced the city of Irvine was no longer under threat.<br />The Silverado fire, the first of the two, broke out on Monday near Irvine, initially causing more than 70,000 people to flee their homes.<br />According to the Orange County Fire Authority, the fire covered more than 50 square kilometers, and only 5-percent of the fire has been contained.<br />Meanwhile, the Blue Ridge fire, the second blaze which broke out later in the day, has damaged 10 homes, with zero-percent of the fire contained.<br />The fire forced some 20,000 residents to evacuate.<br />A spokesman from a primary electricity supply company, Southern California Edison, told CNN that a broken wire from a telecommunications line may possibly be the underlying cause of the Silverado fire.<br />According to PowerOutage.US,... almost 130,000 customers were without electricity as of Tuesday afternoon,… with dry and windy conditions prompting more precautionary measures.<br />Of the 1,800 firefighters who are battling against the flames, two were critically injured on Monday.<br />Wildfires have devastated California this year,… as according to the California Department of Forestry and fire protection, more than 8,000 fire incidents have been reported, taking 31 lives.<br />Choi Min-jung, Arirang News.<br />
