アメリカのカリフォルニア州北部で9月13日、山火事が発生し、住宅地に被害が広がった。ロイターによると、周辺地域では住宅など数百戸が焼失。数千人が避難する事態となっている。
火事の様子はネットにも多数投稿されており、なかには、山火事から自動車で逃れる様子を収めた動画も共有された。森に囲まれた山頂部エリアのアンダーソンスプリングスから、山裾のミドルタウンという街へ向かう途中の避難記録だとされる映像には、両脇に迫る炎、煙で曇る目前の道路などが映されている。
※映像には火事のショッキングな内容も含まれます。
ピンのある位置がアンダーソンスプリングス。西側の開けたところにミドルタウンがある。10キロ弱の距離だ
なお、ハフポストUS版では現在、この動画の撮影者について調査中だ。分かり次第、情報をアップデートするとしている。
California Fire
Fast-Moving Wildfire Brings Destruction To Lake County, CA(01 of16)
MIDDLETOWN, CA - SEPTEMBER 13: Firefighters with the Marin County Fire Department\'s Tamalpais Fire Crew monitor a backfire as they battle the Valley Fire on September 13, 2015 near Middletown, California. The fast-moving fire has consumed 50,000 acres after growing 40,000 acres in twelve hours and is currently zero percent contained. (Photo by Stephen Lam/ Getty Images) (credit:Stephen Lam via Getty Images)
US-WEATHER-FIRE(02 of16)
A house is engulfed in flames during the Valley fire in Seigler Springs, California on September 13, 2015. The governor of California declared a state of emergency Sunday as raging wildfires spread in the northern part of the drought-ridden US state, forcing thousands to flee the flames. The town of Middletown, population 1,300, was particularly devastated by the Valley Fire, according to local daily Santa Rosa Press-Democrat, which said the fire grew from 50 acres to 10,000 over just five hours Saturday -- before quadrupling in size overnight. AFP PHOTO/JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSH EDELSON via Getty Images)
US-WEATHER-FIRE(03 of16)
A house is engulfed in flames during the Valley fire in Seigler Springs, California on September 13, 2015. The governor of California declared a state of emergency Sunday as raging wildfires spread in the northern part of the drought-ridden US state, forcing thousands to flee the flames. The town of Middletown, population 1,300, was particularly devastated by the Valley Fire, according to local daily Santa Rosa Press-Democrat, which said the fire grew from 50 acres to 10,000 over just five hours Saturday -- before quadrupling in size overnight. AFP PHOTO/JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSH EDELSON via Getty Images)
Fast-Moving Wildfire Brings Destruction To Lake County, CA(04 of16)
MIDDLETOWN, CA - SEPTEMBER 13: Firefighters with the Marin County Fire Department\'s Tamalpais Fire Crew monitor a backfire as they battle the Valley Fire on September 13, 2015 near Middletown, California. The fast-moving fire has consumed 50,000 acres after it grew 40,000 acres in twelve hours and is currently zero percent contained. (Photo by Stephen Lam/ Getty Images) (credit:Stephen Lam via Getty Images)
California Wildfires(05 of16)
A wildfire burns along a ridge near Sheep Ranch, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015. Two of California\'s fastest-burning wildfires in decades overtook several Northern California towns, destroying homes and sending residents fleeing. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Fast-Moving Wildfire Brings Destruction To Lake County, CA(06 of16)
MIDDLETOWN, CA - SEPTEMBER 13: A firefighter with the Marin County Fire Department\'s Tamalpais Fire Crew ignite a backfire with a driptorch as she battles the Valley Fire on September 13, 2015 near Middletown, California. The fast-moving fire has consumed 50,000 acres after it grew 40,000 acres in twelve hours and is currently zero percent contained. (Photo by Stephen Lam/ Getty Images) (credit:Stephen Lam via Getty Images)
California Wildfires(07 of16)
Firefighters create a firebreak near a home in Middletown, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015. Two of California\'s fastest-burning wildfires in decades overtook several Northern California towns, killing at least one person and destroying hundreds of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX California Wildfires(08 of16)
Firefighters create a firebreak near a home in Middletown, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015. Two of California\'s fastest-burning wildfires in decades overtook several Northern California towns, killing at least one person and destroying hundreds of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
California Wildfires(09 of16)
The charred remains of an apartment complex remain that burned from a wildfire tow days earlier stand Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, in Middletown, Calif. Two of California\'s fastest-burning wildfires in decades overtook several Northern California towns, killing at least one person and destroying hundreds of homes and businesses and sending thousands of residents fleeing highways lined with buildings, guardrails and cars still in flames. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Fast-Moving Wildfire Brings Destruction To Lake County, CA(10 of16)
MIDDLETOWN, CA - SEPTEMBER 14: Firefighters look through the ruins of structures burned by the Valley Fire on September 14, 2015 in Middletown, California. The 95-square-mile fire has destroyed hundreds of homes and is only five percent contained. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) (credit:David McNew via Getty Images)
US-WEATHER-WILDFIRE(11 of16)
The remains of a home smolders after the Valley fire roared through the area in Middletown, California on September 14, 2015. Firefighters on Monday battled devastating blazes in northern California that have reduced hundreds of homes to smoldering ruins and killed an elderly disabled woman unable to flee the flames. State disaster officials said the fast-moving infernos in northern California had consumed more than 100,000 acres (more than 50,000 hectares), forcing thousands to flee their homes. AFP PHOTO/JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSH EDELSON via Getty Images)
Fast-Moving Wildfire Brings Destruction To Lake County, CA(12 of16)
MIDDLETOWN, CA - SEPTEMBER 14: An American flag hangs from the porch of a house that was spared in the Valley Fire on September 14, 2015 in Middletown, California. The 95-square-mile fire has destroyed hundreds of homes and is only five percent contained. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) (credit:David McNew via Getty Images)
US-WEATHER-WILDFIRE(13 of16)
Burned out remains of the popular nudist destination Harbin Hot Springs are seen after the Valley fire roared through the area near Middletown, California on September 14, 2015. According to Cal Fire, the fire has exploded to 60,000 acres and burned hundreds of homes. AFP PHOTO/JOSH EDELSON\n\n (Photo credit should read Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSH EDELSON via Getty Images)
California Wildfires(14 of16)
Utility workers Michael Quinliven, second from right, and Clay Loflin watch as a charred ponderosa pine Quinliven cut falls to the ground Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, in Middletown, Calif. Utility crews worked to remove fire-damaged trees that took down power lines and threatened further damage following a wildfire there two days earlier. Two of California\'s fastest-burning wildfires in decades overtook several Northern California towns, killing at least one person and destroying hundreds of homes and businesses and sending thousands of residents fleeing highways lined with buildings, guardrails and cars still in flames. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Fast-Moving Wildfire Brings Destruction To Lake County, CA(15 of16)
MIDDLETOWN, CA - SEPTEMBER 14: Pigs look for food while wandering a forest burned by the Valley Fire on September 14, 2015 in Middletown, California. The 95-square-mile fire has destroyed hundreds of homes and is only five percent contained. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) (credit:David McNew via Getty Images)
Fast-Moving Wildfire Brings Destruction To Lake County, CA(16 of16)
MIDDLETOWN, CA - SEPTEMBER 14: Pigs look for food while wandering a forest burned by the Valley Fire on September 14, 2015 in Middletown, California. The 95-square-mile fire has destroyed hundreds of homes and is only five percent contained. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) (credit:David McNew via Getty Images)
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