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8,000 Forced to Flee Fire in California September 3, 2002 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AZUSA, Calif., Sept. 1 (AP) - A fire that forced 8,000 campers to flee with little more than the clothes on their backs raged out of control today in a national forest near Los Angeles, threatening more campgrounds. The fire, in the Angeles National Forest, grew to 11,500 acres, and no one could say when it might be contained, said Gwen Smith of the Forest Service. The blaze was moving southeast toward two private campgrounds with year-round residents, Ms. Smith said. No evacuations were ordered. Erratic winds were pushing the flames while helicopters dropped water to help firefighters struggling through steep terrain in temperatures well over 100 degrees. The fire started on Sunday afternoon about 30 miles east of downtown Los Angeles and spread rapidly, forcing the evacuation of five campgrounds. Tents, food and even shoes and clothing were left. "They told us we had 10 seconds to get out, to run," Lisette Cardenas told KABC-TV in Los Angeles. "You could see the smoke right behind us." Ms. Smith said humans apparently caused the fire, but whether it was deliberately set was not clear. Elsewhere in the region, firefighters working in 105-degree heat and erratic winds made progress on a 977-acre blaze near Castaic, about 40 miles northeast of Los Angeles. The fire was 60 percent to 70 percent contained and was expected to be surrounded by evening, Capt. Brian Jordan of the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. About 550 firefighters battled flames that leaped from ridge to ridge, Captain Jordan said. Three firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion, and one was treated for a minor knee injury. About two dozen firefighters were protecting a mobile home park in the fire's path. In San Bernardino County, a 554-acre fire was burning near Wrightwood, about 55 miles northeast of Los Angeles. It was about 61 percent contained, the authorities said. Investigators found a body in the fire and determined that a device found nearby was equipment for a mobile laboratory used to make methamphetamine, a Forest Service spokeswoman, Karen McKinley, said. Investigators worked to determine whether the charred body and the device were connected to the blaze, which started on Thursday. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/03/national/03FIRE.html?ex=1032083491&ei=1&en=c87cab23e80e9194 HOW TO ADVERTISE --------------------------------- For information on advertising in e-mail newsletters or other creative advertising opportunities with The New York Times on the Web, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit our online media kit at http://www.nytimes.com/adinfo For general information about NYTimes.com, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Copyright 2002 The New York Times Company <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
