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Wednesday 18 OctOber 2017

New fires break out in California as wine country fires dim

By SUDHIN THANAWALA ing into the coastal beach day. a changed life. pens again: “We’re moving
TERRY CHEA town of Santa Cruz. “It’s never going to be the “You’re in for decades,” far away, to Wyoming,” she
Associated Press Winds remained light, but same,” said Rob Brown, a Brown said. “You’ll see ben- said.
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) conditions were also dry. supervisor in Mendocino efits within years, but you’re The return home was emo-
— As crews gained on the Crews dropped water on County, where all 8,000 literally in for decades of re- tional even for those whose
wildfires in California wine the blaze, which started evacuees were cleared to covery.” properties were spared.
country, new blazes broke as a structure fire of some go home Monday. “You’re Jennifer Kelly and her hus- “When we came up to
out in other parts of the kind. going to have to seek a band and three sons lost check on it, we were
state, including a fire in “The idea is to hit it pretty new normal.” their home and everything amazed it was here,” said
the mountains above Los hard with aircraft and hit The thousands of calls in it to a fire in Middletown Tom Beckman. “All the triv-
Angeles that threatened a it with ground resources at coming from concerned in Lake County two years ial things we have to work
historic observatory Tues- the same time,” said Rob residents in neighboring So- ago. on — cleaning up, replac-
day and more flames in the Sherman, a division chief at noma County “have shift- With the new home 95 ing the stuff in the fridge
Santa Cruz mountains. the California Department ed from questions about percent rebuilt, they get and freezer — that’s noth-
Firefighters on the ground of Forestry and Fire Protec- evacuation to questions nervous when they hear ing compared to my friends
and in the air raced to pro- tion. about coping,” Sonoma distant sirens or helicop- who lost their homes.”
tect the Mount Wilson Ob- Five firefighters suffered mi- County Supervisor Shirlee ters and air tankers. Far-off In the hard-hit city of Santa
servatory and nearby com- nor injuries, including one Zane said. plumes of smoke bring on- Rosa, two hospitals were
munications towers from a who slipped down a ravine. “Many people who call are again, off-again evacua- forced to close during the
growing brush fire northeast In the state’s wine-making sad and worried. The shock tion orders. fires, leaving just one open,
of LA. The blaze was ini- region, tens of thousands has worn off,” and depres- “I’m pretty anxious,” she St. Joseph Health.
tially estimated at around Eighty-three hospital em-
5 acres (2 hectares). The Fire crews build a containment line as they battle a wildfire Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, near Boulder ployees and 51 doctors
observatory, which has Creek, Calif. lost homes during the fires,
been evacuated, opened (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) though many continued to
in 1917 and houses the 100- of people began drifting sion is setting in. As a former said Sunday. “We wake up report to work.
inch Hooker Telescope, back to their neighbor- grief therapist, she advised a few times a night. One “We expect the number
one of the most advanced hoods. Some returned to people with a family mem- time last week we saw red to go up,” said St. Joseph
telescopes of the first half find their homes gone. ber or loved one who has on the horizon, which was a Health spokeswoman Van-
of the 20th century. The deadliest wildfires in lost everything to under- little intimidating.” essa DeGier.
Farther north, a fire that California history have stand they can’t fix this but The Kellys are ready to There was also good news
sprang up late Monday in been burning for more they can offer support. evacuate. Since they start- to report.
the mountains of the south- than a week, killing at least “Provide a compassion- ed from scratch two years A total of 36 babies were
ern Bay Area blackened at 41 people and destroying ate listening ear right now, ago, there’s not much to born at St. Joseph during
least 150 acres and threat- nearly 6,000 homes. About and let them feel whatever put in their van aside from the week since wildfires
ened 150 homes, which 34,000 people remained they’re feeling,” Zane said. their pets. started, which represents
prompted evacuation or- under evacuation Tuesday, And those who must re- They have talked about about three times the nor-
ders. Smoke was descend- down from 40,000 on Mon- build from nothing are in for what they will do if it hap- mal delivery rate.q

Vegas hotel security guard’s disappearance draws attention

By KEN RITTER ated Press about Campos’ from the union member didn’t say where Campos tigate a report of an open
Associated Press whereabouts. “He’s asked with Campos. was, Hickey said. door on the 32nd floor of
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The that everyone respect his The TV appearances were “We’re hoping to hear from the Mandalay Bay resort.
cancellation of scheduled request for privacy.” canceled. Mr. Campos, and if Mr. Fifty-eight people died
TV interviews last week The company statement “The message was, ‘We Campos contacts us for as- the worst mass shooting in
by a hotel security guard didn’t say where Campos are taking him to a Quick sistance we will be there,” modern U.S. history. Police
wounded by the Las Vegas is. It came after union lead- Care,’ “ Hickey said, re- the union chief told AP. say 546 were injured.
shooter has raised ques- er David Hickey of Security, ferring to a walk-in health Messages left by AP on Campos, who was un-
tions about the where- Police, and Fire Profession- clinic with several locations Tuesday at telephone num- armed, was wounded
abouts of a key witness to als of America said Tues- in and around Las Vegas. bers associated with Cam- in the leg by what Clark
the deadliest shooting in day he last heard about Hickey said he didn’t know pos were not returned. County Sheriff Joe Lombar-
modern U.S. history. Campos on Friday from a which clinic, and he didn’t Campos has been the fo- do the sheriff called “straf-
Jesus Campos “wants to union member who texted know if someone else was cus of intense interest after ing” gunfire through a hotel
tell his story at a time and that he was with him. with Campos and the he was hailed as a hero in suite door where Paddock
place of his choosing,” Hickey said Campos had union member at the time. a scenario that had him had installed cameras in
MGM Resorts International been scheduled for a series Hickey declined to name unwittingly stopping gunfire the peephole and on a ser-
spokeswoman Debra De- of Thursday news interviews the union member with into the Route 91 Harvest vice cart in the hallway to
Shong said in response to with five network shows Campos. Festival crowd by arriving in enable him to see anyone
questions from The Associ- when he got a message The Friday text messages the hotel hallway to inves- approaching. q