The Los Angeles, California area is being hit by three major brush fires that are largely uncontrolled due to the high temperatures of the past few days.
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“What is a little exceptional this week is that we had a huge heat wave with temperatures over 40 degrees,” recalled Nathalie Bergeron, a Quebecer who lives in the Los Angeles region, not far from Santa Monica.
The hardest part for residents, she said, is dealing with the poor air quality caused by the large fires burning east of the city.
With roads and schools closed and homes evacuated, citizens are not out of the woods yet as the governor of California declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles and surrounding counties on Wednesday.
“The firefighters have a lot of work to do with these fires, fortunately the weather is milder for them, (…) which gives them a chance to take some control,” explained Ms. Bergeron in an interview with LCN on Friday.
The brush fires are indeed very far from being controlled. According to the Quebecer, the fires are contained at 0%, 5% and 23% respectively.
Faced with the numerous fires that ravage the region each year, Ms. Bergeron admitted that residents are now used to taking this situation into account before going out.
“When we do outdoor activities, we don’t just check if the weather is going to be nice, if it’s going to rain, but whether there is a forest fire because we know very well that it can start quickly,” she stressed.
To see his full interview, watch the video above.
