At least 163 people trapped by a fast-spreading wildfire near Central California’s Mammoth Pool Reservoir in the Sierra National Forest had been rescued by the Air National Guard as of early Sunday morning, according to a report. "We're uncertain of what that number is, that will be a surprise," he told FOX 26. Those rescued were taken to an Air National Guard helicopter maintenance base by the Fresno Yosemite International Airport, FOX 26 reported. Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, said on Twitter that the California National Guard was performing a "major" rescue with a CH-47 Chinook helicopter airlifting people trapped by the Creek Fire. "So proud of our National Guard pilots and crews.

Source: Fox News September 06, 2020 05:37 UTC