Winds from a massive pyrocumulus cloud, visible in some parts of the Bay Area, whipped the Mosquito Fire into a raging inferno, driving a wall of flames into the small mountain community of Volcanoviile.
"It's developing this big pyro-cumulous cloud, almost like an explosion," says UC Davis professor Andrew Latimer."Very little of the energy had to be evaporating water. Most of it could be combusting the plant materials and spreading the fire."
Weather conditions were not expected to improve Friday, which means the help from these local crews will be critical to protecting life and property. "These extremely high temperatures can obviously be taxing on the body, especially for the firefighters when they're out working in these conditions," says Captain Robert Foxworthy with CalFire.
The fire's cause remained under investigation. Pacific Gas & Electric notified the state Public Utilities Commission that the U.S. Forest Service placed caution tape around the base of a PG&E transmission pole but that no damage could be seen. PG&E said unspecified"electrical activity" occurred close in time to the report of the fire on Sept. 6.© 2022 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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