USA Today reports that a man has been arrested for deliberately setting the #KingFire in the El Dorado National Forest east of Sacramento, Calif. Wayne Allen Huntsman, 37, is is jail on $10 million bond and will be arraigned Friday. USA Today notes that the fire has exploded in size overnight:
…firefighters had hoped that cooler temperatures and higher humidity that were forecast could help them begin controlling the 111-square-mile wildfire that increased 1.5 times in size from Wednesday to Thursday.
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The fire has been burning in steep canyons since Saturday and exploded in size Wednesday and early Thursday after 90-degree temperatures helped fuel its spread. Firefighters said the fire initially started at the top of a canyon, rolled downhill slowly and then roared back uphill.
The #KingFire has been well documented on Twitter.
California wildfire shows explosive growth, more than doubling in size to 111 square miles. #KingFire http://t.co/3Sm0PZSIEK
— KFI AM 640 (@KFIAM640) September 18, 2014
Here is the latest fire perimeter for the #KingFire close to 71,000 acres. pic.twitter.com/PgCbCMxIWp
— Rob Carlmark (@rcarlmark) September 18, 2014
#KingFire up to 71,000 acres (appox 111 miles) 3600 personnel working on containment @CalFireNews @CAL_FIRE @kcranews
— cass leconte (@cassleconte) September 18, 2014
California`s #KingFire rages http://t.co/1cPjWUb4l6 pic.twitter.com/3UWykcSc83
— Reuters Pictures (@reuterspictures) September 18, 2014
#KingFire in #California 9/18
• 70,994 Acres
• 5% contained
• 3,695 firefighters http://t.co/dNLbBf0IcV pic.twitter.com/RavFXffGvD— Ed Joyce (@EdJoyce) September 18, 2014
https://twitter.com/JohnGGalt/status/512692967128039425
Back burn crews have made it east of Power House Rd and are moving quickly up Hwy 50. Hwy is closed. #KingFire pic.twitter.com/xTWJ9PRFVB
— Brian Hickey (@kcraBrianHickey) September 18, 2014
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Last night #kingfire #wildfire @YubaNet @R5_Fire_News @HuffPostPhoto @DisasterChannL pic.twitter.com/BsjNqtHyCk
— Jeff Frost (@Jeff_Frost) September 18, 2014
https://twitter.com/JohnGGalt/status/512695780126101504
A #kingfire evacuee takes a picture of the smoke cloud towering above the massive wildfire. pic.twitter.com/CTEEsKKUK9
— Trevor Hughes (@TrevorHughes) September 18, 2014
Here's an alternate view of Stumpy Meadows area on the #KingFire. Heavy fire activity, people evac-ing area. pic.twitter.com/NaCyhwEVLN
— Trevor Hughes (@TrevorHughes) September 18, 2014
Wow. RT @hipEchik: #KingFire as seen from Lake Tahoe at Sunset last night h/t @juanitocabrone pic.twitter.com/SWvrBHDQLv
— Phineas Fahrquar (@irishspy) September 18, 2014
Amazingly, the #KingFire still has not burned any buildings. That's a big win so far for firefighters and residents.
— Patrick Walker (@PatrickWalker) September 18, 2014