California wildfires mandatory evacuations (footage)
Channel: Civil Disturbia
Date: 2017-10-09

Firefighters battled about 10 expanding wind-whipped fires across Northern California’s wine country early Monday, triggering a rush by residents to flee the area.

Mandatory evacuations were ordered after blazes broke out late Sunday across four counties as strong winds buffeted the area.

With so many fires, residents of Sonoma County struggled to figure out what roads to take, finding downed trees or flames blocking some routes in the region north of San Francisco Bay.

Hundreds of evacuees gathered at an all-night Safeway market in Sonoma. Several residents said they saw homes burning.

authorities worked to clear out hospitals and senior centres in northwestern Santa Rosa, which is about 86 kilometres north of San Francisco.

Deputies were dispatched to help firefighters and California Highway Patrol officers with evacuations, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office.

Source - https://globalnews.ca/news/3792824/california-wine-country-wildfires/