Amazing Picture of the Santiago Wildfire

I'm not sure who took this, I got it in an email. I'm guessing it was taken around Wednesday night.

This is Lake Mission Viejo looking North, I believe. My apartment is that way. I could see the glow above the houses across the street. I'm glad I didn't get this good of view or I probably would have been freaking out!



As of this afternoon, the fire was heading East and South. The firefighters are trying to establish a perimeter around it, to stop it from destroying more homes, and from crossing over into Riverside County. It's hard to get personnel to the locations though, because the fire roads in the Cleveland National Forest aren't maintained.

I'm approximately 4-5 miles from the south end of the wildfire right now.


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Here's an overall view of what's going on. The red line is where firefighters are trying to make a stand. The gray line divides Orange and Riverside counties. This map is courtesy of the O.C. Register.


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