
OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ,JAIMIE DING 旧金山 — 周五,南加州多处灌木丛大火正在燃烧,受炎热多风天气影响,导致部分地区疏散,全州数万人因停电而在黑暗中醒来。
OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ, JAIMIE DING SAN FRANCISCO — Several brush fires were burning in Southern California on Friday, stoked by hot, windy weather that’s led to some evacuations and tens of thousands of people in the state waking up in the dark after their electricity was turned off.
洛杉矶以西的海滨城镇马里布发生一场迅速蔓延的大火,促使圣莫尼卡山脉广大地区发布疏散命令和警告。附近摄像头和数英里外可见山顶上方笼罩着一大片黑烟。国家气象局称,周五早些时候有报告称阵风时速可达30英里(48公里每小时),且预计风力将进一步增强。
A rapidly spreading blaze in Malibu, a coastal town west of Los Angeles, prompted evacuation orders and warnings for a large swathe of the Santa Monica Mountains. A large cloud of black smoke over the hilltops could be seen on nearby cameras and miles away. Wind gusts of up to 30 mph (48 kph) were reported early Friday and were forecast to increase, the National Weather Service said.
随着湿度下降,“这将有利于出现临界火灾天气威胁”,国家气象局周五早些时候表示。
With humidity levels dropping, “this will favor a critical fire weather threat,” the service said early Friday.
超过285名消防员整夜与布赖森大火搏斗,火势蔓延至约200英亩(81公顷),威胁到洛杉矶县一处少年拘留和康复设施,该设施已于周四夜间疏散。消防官员计划周五早上发布更新情况。
More than 285 firefighters battled the Bryson Fire overnight, which grew to about 200 acres (81 hectares) and threatened a Los Angeles County juvenile detention and rehabilitative facility, which was evacuated Thursday night. Fire officials planned to give an update Friday morning.
消防员正努力控制另外两场于周四下午点燃的火灾,这些火灾引发了洛杉矶以北城市阿苏萨以及靠近圣地亚哥的彭德尔顿营的疏散命令。
Firefighters worked to contain two other fires that had sparked Thursday afternoon and triggered evacuation orders in the city of Azusa, north of LA, and Camp Pendleton, near San Diego.
根据poweroutage.com的数据,截至周五,加州北部、中部和南部超过15万客户仍未恢复供电。
More than 150,000 customers in northern, central and southern California were without electricity as of Friday, according to poweroutage.com.
近年来,加州一些最严重的山火是由电力设备引发的,公用事业公司开始在干燥多风天气主动切断电力,以防止火灾发生。预计增加火灾风险的天气状况将持续到周六。
Some of California’s worst wildfires have been sparked by power equipment, and utilities in recent years have begun proactively shutting off power during dry, windy weather in an effort to prevent blazes. Weather conditions that increase the fire risk were expected to last through Saturday.
面对2025年致命山火中城市应对不力而受到批评的洛杉矶市长卡伦·巴斯,指示消防部门在大风来临前部署人员和装备。消防部门还向州应急服务办公室请求支援。
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who faced criticism for her city’s response to deadly fires in 2025, directed the fire department to deploy personnel and equipment ahead of the winds. The fire department also requested assistance from the state’s office of emergency services.
“这是一场相当广泛的高火险天气事件,因此整个南加州地区都应保持高度警惕,”国家气象局气象学家罗斯·舍恩菲尔德说。
“It’s a pretty widespread event of elevated fire weather, so the whole SoCal region should really be on alert,” said Rose Schoenfeld, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
预报显示,干燥、炎热且阵风较大的东北风——即圣安娜风——将从南加州内陆吹向海岸和近海,最强风力预计将持续到周五下午。
Dry, warm and gusty northeast winds known as Santa Anas , which blow from the interior of Southern California toward the coast and offshore, were forecast, with the strongest winds expected through Friday afternoon.
舍恩菲尔德表示,洛杉矶县的圣加布里埃尔山脉以及主要位于文图拉县的圣苏萨纳山脉可能出现每小时20至40英里(32至64公里)的风速,阵风可达每小时50至70英里(80至113公里)。圣路易斯奥比斯波县的圣卢西亚山脉部分地区也将出现升高但短暂的临界火险天气条件。
The winds could reach 20 to 40 mph (32 to 64 kph), with gusts from 50 to 70 mph (80 to 113 kph), in the San Gabriel mountains in Los Angeles County and the Santa Susana mountains, which are mostly in Ventura County, Schoenfeld said. Elevated, though brief, critical fire weather conditions were also forecast for portions of the Santa Lucia mountains in San Luis Obispo County.
周四,阿苏萨的一场受风驱动的野火烧毁了超过40英亩(16公顷)土地,并短暂触发了圣加布里埃尔山脉山麓一个社区的疏散命令。到下午中段,火势的蔓延已被遏制。
A wind-driven fire in Azusa burned over 40 acres (16 hectares) on Thursday and briefly prompted evacuation orders for a neighborhood in the foothills of the San Gabriel mountains. Forward progress on the blaze had been stopped by midafternoon.
更南边,营地彭德尔顿的一场火灾威胁到建筑物。军方官员在一份声明中表示,该基地拉斯弗洛雷斯地区曾发布疏散命令,并在傍晚时解除。
Farther south, a fire at Camp Pendleton threatened buildings. Evacuation orders were issued in the Las Flores area of the military base and lifted by evening, military officials said in a statement.
北加州部分地区也受到影响:内华达山脉及其山麓的一些社区在周三夜间开始出现强风、高温和低湿度天气。
In Northern California, some communities in the Sierra Nevada and its foothills began experiencing strong winds, high temperatures and low humidity Wednesday night.
气象局从周三夜间至周五早晨对加州中部和北部部分地区发布了红旗警告,警告称任何火灾都可能迅速蔓延。此类警告在天气条件增加野火风险时发布。
The weather service issued a red flag warning for parts of central and Northern California through Friday morning, saying any fires would spread rapidly. Such warnings are issued when weather conditions create an increased risk of wildfires.
太平洋燃气电力公司表示,从中部海岸到内华达山脉上部地区的客户可能面临供电中断,该中断可能持续到周六下午。
The potential interruption in electricity to customers from the Central Coast to the upper corners of the Sierra Nevada could last through Saturday afternoon, Pacific Gas and Electric Company said.
在南加州,文图拉县和洛杉矶县山区的红旗警告将持续到周五夜间。
In Southern California, the Red Flag Warning for the mountainous areas in Ventura and Los Angeles counties was in effect through Friday night.
2025年1月,帕利塞德斯大火在圣安娜风的助推下,席卷了洛杉矶山坡社区,造成12人死亡,豪宅被毁,这些豪宅拥有壮丽的海景。当局认定,帕利塞德斯大火是另一场大火的延烧,而当局称这场大火是由一名29岁男子故意引发的。
In January 2025, the Palisades Fire — fanned by Santa Ana winds — ripped through a hillside Los Angeles neighborhood, killing 12 people and destroying mansions with spectacular ocean views. Authorities determined the Palisades Fire was a carryover from another fire that authorities alleged was started intentionally by a 29-year-old man.
同一时间,洛杉矶县阿尔塔迪纳市发生的另一场大火造成19人死亡,摧毁了超过9400套住宅和商业建筑。官员称,这场大火是由南加州爱迪生公司旗下一座闲置输电塔产生的火花引起的。
Another fire that burned at the same time in the city of Altadena, in Los Angeles County, killed 19 people and destroyed more than 9,400 homes and businesses. That fire was caused by sparks from an idle transmission tower owned by Southern California Edison, officials said.
舍恩菲尔德表示,圣安娜风的强度不会像当时火灾期间那样大,当时风速达到每小时60至100英里(96至160公里)。Jaimie Ding 从洛杉矶报道。
Schoenfeld said the Santa Ana winds are not going to be as strong as during those fires, when they were gusting 60 to 100 mph (96 to 160 kph). Jaimie Ding reported from Los Angeles.