Hundreds flee fast-moving fire in California
POSTED: 8:32 p.m. EDT, March 11, 2007
ANAHEIM, California (AP) -- A fast-moving brush fire scorched 1,000 acres of parched hillside and charred at least two homes Sunday, forcing authorities to evacuate more than 200 homes, Orange County fire officials said.
The nearly 2 square mile fire threatened many other houses and the firefighters working to protect them, Anaheim city spokesman John J. Nicoletti said.
'This is a very dangerous firefight,' said Orange County Fire Authority Chief Ed Fleming.
'The terrain is quite rugged, with homes on top of ridges, and the fire picks up speed as it head up the hill,' Fleming said.
No injuries have been reported, Nicoletti said.
The fire, stoked by hot dry winds and fueled by chaparral, spread south and west quickly in an unincorporated part of Orange County and threatened multimillion dollar homes here and in Anaheim Hills, about 35 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
Authorities said the blaze may have been started by a vehicle fire.
Capt. Steve Miller of the Orange County Fire Authority said winds blowing up to 35 mph were making firefighting difficult for the more than 400 firefighters on the sce"
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