{"id":40661,"date":"2026-04-04T06:14:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T06:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=40661"},"modified":"2026-04-04T06:14:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T06:14:38","slug":"smoky-fast-moving-wildfire-triggers-evacuation-orders-in-southern-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=40661","title":{"rendered":"Smoky, fast-moving wildfire triggers evacuation orders in Southern California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ttsIcon-cIBsl\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 2 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"toggletip-tKLKF ttsToggleTip-DSCNQ\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"toggletipInfoButton-yoX4E\" aria-label=\"More information\" aria-controls=\":R89qn5:\" aria-describedby=\":R89qn5:\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M11 7H13V9H11V7ZM11 11H13V17H11V11ZM12 2C6.48 2 2 6.48 2 12C2 17.52 6.48 22 12 22C17.52 22 22 17.52 22 12C22 6.48 17.52 2 12 2ZM12 20C7.59 20 4 16.41 4 12C4 7.59 7.59 4 12 4C16.41 4 20 7.59 20 12C20 16.41 16.41 20 12 20Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. 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We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A smoky and fast-growing wildfire in windy Southern California on Friday has prompted multiple evacuation orders and warnings.<\/p>\n<p>The Springs Fire broke out at about 11 a.m. on Friday and by the evening had grown to about 14.17 square kilometres, with fire crews starting to contain it.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of the fire east of Moreno Valley in Riverside County is under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>It was not immediately known how many households are under evacuation warnings or orders.<\/p>\n<p>The fire was burning in a populated \u2014 but not densely so \u2014 unincorporated part of Riverside County, in a recreational area near the city of Moreno Valley, which has a population of roughly 200,000. <\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"imageMedia image full\">\n<div class=\"placeholder\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/05ff19b1-80cf-4b89-b0a4-5b0b6dc25147,1775268876692\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C4000%2C2674%29%3BResize%3D796\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A plane drops flame retardant.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/05ff19b1-80cf-4b89-b0a4-5b0b6dc25147,1775268876692\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C4000%2C2674%29%3BResize%3D796 796w,https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/05ff19b1-80cf-4b89-b0a4-5b0b6dc25147,1775268876692\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C4000%2C2674%29%3BResize%3D1083 1083w,https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/05ff19b1-80cf-4b89-b0a4-5b0b6dc25147,1775268876692\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C4000%2C2674%29%3BResize%3D1280 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 762px) calc(100vw - 32px),730px\" src=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/05ff19b1-80cf-4b89-b0a4-5b0b6dc25147,1775268876692\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C4000%2C2674%29%3B\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4958863126402393\" data-cy=\"image-img\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">A plane dumps flame retardant as it battles the Springs Fire in the Moreno Valley area of Riverside County, Calif., on Friday.<!-- --> <!-- -->(Terry Pierson\/The Orange County Register\/The Associated Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The city is 16 kilometres southeast of Riverside and about 100 kilometres east of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s windy out there,&#8221; said Maggie Cline De La Rosa, a public information officer for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection in Riverside County.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Izaguirre, a spokesperson for the Cal Fire Riverside County, said the wind is &#8220;spreading the smoke,&#8221; prompting concerned calls from residents in neighbouring cities who can see and smell the smoke.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. National Weather Service issued a wind advisory for San Bernardino and Riverside County valleys through Saturday afternoon, with gusts of up to 80 km\/h expected.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result,&#8221; the advisory read.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/evacuations-wildfire-southern-california-9.7153188?cmp=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. 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