DFA urges Pinoys in California wildfire path to flee

ABS-CBN News

Posted at Jun 27 2018 07:34 AM
MANILA - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday urged Filipinos in northern California to heed the call of local authorities to evacuate their homes amid a dangerous wildfire in their vicinity. 
The DFA said it was closely monitoring the blaze in Lake County, which is home to 1,700 Filipinos and located 178 kilometers from the state capital of Sacramento. 
"The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco is advising members of the Filipino community in Lake County to heed evacuation orders after California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in the affected area," the agency said in a statement. 
The DFA said it has not received any report so far of Filipinos affected by the fire that broke out Saturday evening and razed 11,500 acres of land. 
Filipinos who may require assistance are advised to get in touch with the Consulate at: +1 (415) 748-9888, the DFA said. 
 
The blaze was 5 percent contained, unchanged from Monday, said Lieutenant Corey Paulich of the Lake County Sheriff's Department.
Lake County has now had at least one damaging wildfire each of the last four years, he added. 

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