California Heat Wave Leads to Scary Wildfire in LA County; Evacuation Ordered as Flames Spread to 5,200 Acres
A massive wildfire in northern Los Angeles County has scorched over 5,200 acres of land, prompting the evacuation of residents in the area. JASON CONNOLLY/AFP via Getty Images

Residents in over a thousand homes were evacuated in Florida on Sunday as state authorities continue to control wildfires that ravage different areas, including Bay and Gulf Counties.

According to the Associated Press, Florida firefighters continue to battle the Bertha Swamp Road Fire and the Adkins Avenue Fire on Sunday, as 1,100 homes were evacuated due to the blazes.

To date, the Bertha Swamp Road Fire has charred about 9,000 acres of land as of Sunday and is currently 10 percent contained.

Meanwhile, the Florida authorities initially reported that the Adkins Avenue Fire said was as big as 1,400 acres. However, authorities downgraded the size of the wildfire to 841 acres. It has been 35 percent contained as of Sunday.

Despite the decrease in its size, the wildfire in Adkins Avenue forced the evacuation of people from at least 600 homes as it continues to blaze.

Third Wildfire in Florida Erupted Forcing Evacuations in Nursing Home

As the Adkins Avenue Fire and the Bertha Swamp Road Fire continue to char the Florida lands, a third wildfire--known as Star Avenue fire--erupted near Panama Cit. It forced evacuation from a nursing home, per WJHG.

According to reports, public transportations were utilized by authorities on Sunday to evacuate residents from the Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans' Nursing Home. The said facility is known to have 120 beds for its residents.

In addition, busses were also placed on standby if ever there is a need to evacuate the inmates of Bay County Jail. The said prison is known to house at least 1,300 inmates.

Local authorities were unsure when the residents will be able to go back to their homes.

"I know there has been frustration with people not being able to get back into their homes... but we have had things that have popped up on a minute's notice and really caused problems," Bay County Sheriff Tommy Ford said, per The Hill. Ford furthered that they would let people go back into their homes as soon as they can.

Bay County Fairgrounds was designated as a shelter for those who have been evacuated. The said area is located at 2230 15th street, according to WJHG.

Meanwhile, some of the Bay District schools announced that they will be closed on Monday in the light of the tragedy, including Tommy Smith Elementary School, Merritt Brown Middle School and Waller Elementary School. WJHG noted that all other schools in district schools will remain open.

Florida Authorities Battle 3 Wildfires

As of Sunday, it remained unclear how the three wildfires in Florida started.

Reports noted that Florida Forest Fire Service dispatched a helicopter in the area of the Adkins fire and dropped over 103,000 gallons of water since Friday. Meanwhile, bulldozers were deployed to plow the fire lines, per Associated Press.

WJHG said that the helicopters dispatched to Adkins fire responded to the Star Avenue Fire as soon as it erupted. As of 4 p.m. on Sunday, the Star Avenue Fire is reportedly 45 percent contained.

Freighters from all over Florida were also to battle the blazes. Currently, nearly 150 wildfires are burning more than 12,100 acres of land throughout Florida, per AP.

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Written By: Joshua Summers

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