![]() ![]() “So, the Carr Fire actually crossed the Sacramento River, which we thought would be a natural fire break.” ![]() “These firenados get embers high into the atmosphere,” Driscoll said. They’re extremely dangerous indicators of a dire wildfire situation. The Lava Fire, which is only 19 percent contained as of Thursday, is so intense that it’s started producing phenomena called “firenados,” vortexes of flames and wind that can gust more than 150 miles per hour and spray blazing embers on surrounding areas. “If we lose this,” Phillips said, “we lose everything.” If the fire continues to spread, the operations’ owners and workers will have to decide whether to risk their lives trying to protect the businesses or evacuate and watch their main source of income literally go up in smoke. In particular, a community within the city of Weed, called Lake Shastina, has an estimated 6,000 growing sites. ![]() Although it’s no Humboldt County, the area is known for growing cannabis. The Lava Fire, which ignited on June 24 from a lightning strike, has already burned 20,000 acres across Siskiyou County, which butts up to the border of Oregon, and grew by thousands more Wednesday night. The only thing you think about is everything you worked your whole life for is going to be gone in a flash,” Shane Phillips, the 39-year-old owner of Lemurian Industries, a cannabis business in the city, told VICE News. “You can see it coming, and it’s flaring up pretty good in front of the house. ![]()
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