Firefighters tackle four-alarm grass fire Friday afternoon on San Bruno Mountain in southern San Francisco
Firefighters tackle a four-alarm grass fire Friday afternoon on San Bruno Mountain in southern San Francisco
Firefighters tackle a four-alarm grass fire Friday afternoon on San Bruno Mountain in southern San Francisco
Firefighters tackle a four-alarm grass fire Friday afternoon on San Bruno Mountain in southern San Francisco
A four-alarm forest fire broke out in the San Bruno mountains south of San Francisco on Friday afternoon, prompting evacuations
Mandatory evacuations are in effect for Carnelian Road, Sonja Road, Mountain Road, Ridgeview Court and Viewmont Terrace A temporary evacuation center is located at MSB Social Hall at 33 Arroyo Dr
Flames burned over a landscape of withered grasses near the giant white cement letters spelling « South San Francisco Industrial City » on Sign Hill The fire erupted around noon and emitted a huge plume of smoke. smoke has been blowing eastward and air quality levels in Pacifica have deteriorated rapidly
« Safety is our number one priority Help us keep everyone safe by keeping your drones away from this incident, » said Jess Magallanes, Fire Chief
The fire started in the middle of a critical weather day with scorching heat and gusting offshore winds A red flag warning is in effect for large parts of the region of the bay until 6 pm Friday
The Searing Winds of Diablo blow warm air from inland areas towards the coast and are known to fan the flames of wildfires and dry out the landscape PG&E began deliberately cutting power to 53,000 customers across California on Wednesday evening amid critical wildfire weather conditions, including households in seven Bay Area counties
The smoke could be seen for miles and a Twitter user posted an image of the smoke visible from Highway 1 south of Stinson Beach
Amy Graff is the editor-in-chief of SFGATE She is originally from the Bay Area and made her news debut at the California daily Daily at UC Berkeley where she majored in English literature She’s been working for SFGATE for 12 years You can email her at agraff @ sfgatecom
South San Francisco Hillside Sign, San Bruno Mountain, Sign Hill
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