Including oprah winfrey, who tweeted and earlier this week, talk show host ellen degeneres, who was forced to leave her home, posted this to thank firefighters. Tens of thousands of people have fled, this is what they are escaping from. 8,000 firefighters are working around the clock to try to contain this mammoth blaze, called the thomas fire. Two people have been killed. The fire has been burning for nearly two weeks, blackening everything in its path. Its pretty crazy. I went to sleep last night about midnight and then woke up to the roar of this fire coming through at about 3am. These trees at the base here are probably going to go up pretty soon, is what they are telling us. And the thick, billowing smoke is causing breathing problems across Santa Barbara county. The community can come by the station, we have masks sitting out on the patio in front of the station and they are welcome to as many as they would like. The mandatory evacuation zone is now 17 miles long, Authorities Say
Celebrities in california have shared their fears as raging wildfires spread towards their homes. New evacuation orders were issued as a huge wildfire flared up again in Santa Barbara county. The blaze, which has been named the thomas fire, is the Third Largest in the state since reliable records began, covering almost 1,000 square kilometres. Meteorologists say fresh northerly winds are likely to drive the flames towards the pacific coast. Sarah corker has the latest. Fierce winds are driving one of the biggest fires in californias history toward the wealthy neighbourhood of montecito. They have already destroyed more than 700 homes. Now, another 18,000 are at risk as the flames move towards the coast. Strong winds out north pushing the fire back downhill, so extremely gusty, cold, and with the relative humidity being low, its a very hazardous firefight. This area north west of los angeles is home to many celebrities, including oprah winfrey, who tweeted and earlier this week, talk sh
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Celebrities in california have shared their fears as raging wildfires spread towards their homes. New evacuation orders were issued as a huge wildfire flared up again in Santa Barbara county. The blaze, which has been named the thomas fire, is the Third Largest in the state since reliable records began. Meteorologists say fresh northerly winds are likely to drive the flames towards the pacific coast. Sarah corker has the latest. Fierce winds are driving one of the biggest fires in californias history towards the wealthy neighbourhood of montecito. They have or are you destroyed more than 700 homes. Now another 18,000 are at risk, as the flames moved towards the coast. Strong winds out of the north, pushing the fire back downhill. Some extremely dusty, cold, and relatively humid to come but it is a very hazardous firefighting environment. This area north west of los angeles is home to many celebrities, including 0prah winfrey, who tweeted and earlier this week, talk show host ellen dege
Australia declared one day fall with a lead of 259 runs. 4. A Record Number of people tuned in to watch the strictly final last night well discuss who waltzed away with the glitterball. Quite a mixed day coming up. Some areas really cold with fog to start with. Further west, rain areas really cold with fog to start with. Furtherwest, rain moving in. Join me laterfor a full with. Furtherwest, rain moving in. Join me later for a full weather forecast. Good morning. First, our main story. Every worker aged 18 or over will begin saving into a workplace pension unless they opt out. Thats under government plans being unveiled today. At the moment, employers must enrol staff aged 22 and over into a pension plan if they earn more than 10,000 pounds a year. Ministers say they want to reduce the minimum age to 18 a move that could affect around 900,000 young people. But the changes wont kick in until the mid 2020s, as our Business Correspondent joe lynam reports. Holly browning is 21 and like ma