May 14, local time at 9:45 on the 14th or so, the Southern California city of Carlsbad (Carlsbad) sudden forest fire, this fire caused local houses were destroyed and power outages. The local municipal government has sent a large number of firefighters and a helicopter to the scene to put out the fire, and sent out 11,000 copies of a notice requiring local people to further expand before the fire, emergency evacuation.
Reported that, due to the local weather is hot and dry, strong winds, the forest fire burning very fast. Smoke billowed from the scene, some flames had spread to the nearby houses, burn area reached more than 100 acres (about 400,000 square meters). In the case of firefighters gun fire and helicopter aerial spraying fire retardant, the fire was brought under control, but burned at least 156 local houses.
It is reported that, due to the hot weather, the 13th had already appeared many local forest fires. Firefighters said they hope the wind potential is reduced, and in the 14th day of the fire are all under control.