Apple fire burning in Riverside County

Apple fire burning over 20K acres in Riverside county, 5% contained.

THE APPLE FIREHAS EXPLODED IN SIZE AND ARSONINVESTIGATORS ARE ON THESCENE.THE TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT ISN'THELPING.... AND THE THOUSANDSTOLD TO EVACUATE MUST DO SO INTHE MIDDLE OF THEPANDEMIC.THIS MORNING -- FIREFIGHTERSFROM KERN COUNTY ANDACROSS CALIFORNIA ARE WORKING TOGET A HANDLE ON THEAPPLE FIRE.THE INFERNO IN RIVERSIDE COUNTYERUPTING FOR ATHIRD NIGHT IN A ROW...GROWINGTEN TIMES IN SIZE...NOW MORETHAN 20 THOUSAND ACRES BURNED.THE BLAZE JUST FIVE PERCENTCONTAINED.

CREWS ON THE GROUNDAND IN THE AIR GROWINGFRUSTRATED...WITH CONDITIONSPROVIDING LITTLE HOPE.SOT OFI CAN ANTICIPATE, YOU KNOW, ATLEAST IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS AREGOING TO BECRITICAL FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS.AND I WOULD ANTICIPATE US BEINGOUT HERE FORAT LEAST THE NEXT WEEKMULTIPLE STRUCTURESDESTROYED...INCLUDING AT LEASTONE HOME.TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED MORENOW IN DANGER.MORE THAN 8 THOUSAND PEOPLEFORCED TOEVACUATE...WITH NO TIME TOSPARE...SOT: 15;43;31;02AND WE HAD A LOT OF TROUBLEFINDING APLACE TO STAY LAST NIGHT.

SO MEAND THE BABY KIND OF STAYED INTHE CAR LASTNIGHT.THIS COUPLE IN THEIR90'S...STRUGGLING TO DEAL WITHTHEPANDEMIC...NOW AT THE MERCY OFAN UNRELENTING FIRE.