“Many of the wildfires here get triggered by the homeless, who mean no harm,” Mr. Mora said. Some areas alongside the fire scar were still smoldering in late June, with residents calling the local fire station to extinguish the pop-up blazes. As if highlighting the risks, guinea grass has already begun sprouting on land blackened by the fire. “The fire got all the way to the horse pasture before the dozers came and cut it off,” said Mr. Ahuna, 19. “Something like this was unheard of around here when I was growing up.

Source: New York Times July 05, 2021 21:26 UTC