Low Down on the Fires...
RANDOM FACTS THAT ARE INTERESTING THAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW...
-The state is now spending an estimated 9 million dollars a day fighting the Southern California wildfires.
-The fires have burned more than 660,000 acres and destroyed 2,600 homes. More than 12,000 firefighters and support crew were fighting what Gov. Gray Davis said may be the worst and costliest disaster California has ever faced. He estimated the cost at $2 billion so far.
-Across the border in Mexico, wildfires kept students home from school Wednesday in Baja California, but officials said the threat from fires appeared to be easing. The Mexico fires earlier killed two people and destroyed several homes.
(yes kids, it goes even beyond border lines)
-The state is now spending an estimated 9 million dollars a day fighting the Southern California wildfires.
-The fires have burned more than 660,000 acres and destroyed 2,600 homes. More than 12,000 firefighters and support crew were fighting what Gov. Gray Davis said may be the worst and costliest disaster California has ever faced. He estimated the cost at $2 billion so far.
-Across the border in Mexico, wildfires kept students home from school Wednesday in Baja California, but officials said the threat from fires appeared to be easing. The Mexico fires earlier killed two people and destroyed several homes.
(yes kids, it goes even beyond border lines)