Greater LA
Unhealthy air and continued fire threats in Foothill communities
Officials predict the Bobcat Fire may smolder for another six weeks in the Angeles National Forest. It’s now burned well over 44,000 acres. Some residents evacuated, and hundreds more might need to leave at a moment’s notice.
By Steve Chiotakis • • 27m ListenOfficials predict the Bobcat Fire may smolder for another six weeks in the Angeles National Forest. It’s now burned well over 44,000 acres. Some residents evacuated, and hundreds more might need to leave at a moment’s notice. In some Foothill communities, the Air Quality Index (AQI) has been as high as 500, which is extremely unhealthy.
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3 storiesMonrovia and nearby towns suffer days of unhealthy air and fire threats
Officials predict the Bobcat Fire may smolder for another six weeks in the Angeles National Forest. It’s burned well over 44,000 acres, and containment dropped on Monday.
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Nineteen people experiencing homelessness died during the Labor Day weekend — about double the average number of deaths for a three-day span.
Read the story9 minWhat it’s like looking out for fires, perched up high in the Los Padres National Forest
“We have a 360 degree from up there and it is fairly remote. There’s no running water, there’s no electricity, there’s no air conditioning, there’s no cell phone service, there’s no landline telephone, there’s no internet connectivity,” says Myke Dodge Weiskopf.
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