Tuesday, 8 September 2020

3 Firefighters Hospitalized With Injuries From Battling Wildfire In California

The Dolan Fire, pictured Aug. 22, has burned more than 37,000 acres along the central California coast. On Tuesday, more than a dozen firefighters battling the blaze deployed portable fire shelters, and three were hospitalized with injuries.

The U.S. Forest Service said 14 firefighters, overrun by the blaze in Los Padres National Forest, used portable fire shelters. Three were airlifted to a hospital, where one is in critical condition.

(Image credit: Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Im)



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