Forced Out by Deadly Fires, Then Trapped in Traffic
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fit...2d14fdf8ec.jpg
People fleeing the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif., abandoned their vehicles because of traffic; their cars remained along the road on Sunday.CreditCreditJim Wilson/The New York Times PARADISE, Calif. — Thousands of residents in the wooded town of Paradise did what they were told to do when the morning skies turned dark and an inferno raged across the hills: They got in their cars and fled. What happened next was the vehicular equivalent of a stampede, packing the roads to a standstill. New York Times Continues |
Paradise is about 90 miles north of Sacramento. Are you affected with the fire?
|
The weather has been bad around here. Sports games have been cancelled. See people with air masks on. I've put off bike riding.
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fit...5f1f246cf7.jpg I just really feel sorry for the people missing loved ones. |
"People fleeing the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif., abandoned their vehicles because of traffic; their cars remained along the road on Sunday.CreditCreditJim Wilson/The New York Times"
uhhh..that picture only shows 3 cars and a truck..wtf. if people were fleeing their cars due to traffic, id expect something like this.. (not fire, but as example) regardless, hope the fire is contained soon and people find each other. so sad. https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fit...4dba4d01e5.jpg |
FrontLine put out a recent doc on this tragedy. They did address some, the most I've seen, in regards to vehicle traffic escaping the flames. Basically regardless of what town it was, there's NO infrastructure, anywhere, that can handle everyone escaping at once.
Fire in Paradise (good doc too) |
Originally Posted by User1
(Post 1417157)
The weather has been bad around here. Sports games have been cancelled. See people with air masks on. I've put off bike riding.
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fit...5f1f246cf7.jpg I just really feel sorry for the people missing loved ones. |
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 12:09 PM. |
© 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands