homework - Fire in Santa Barbara, CA

Read the info. Look at the picture. Answer the questions.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Firefighters struggled early Friday to get ahead of a raging wildfire that was moving dangerously close to heavily populated areas in this city.

Neighborhoods of multimillion dollar mansions stood like ghost towns, bathed in the orange glow cast by the nearby blaze.

The fire's increasing strength prompted officials to order 6,000 more people to evacuate late Thursday,  Sheriff Bill Brown said. That pushed the total number of evacuated residents to at least 18,000.

1) When did this fire take place?
2) How many people were evacuated on Thursday?
3) What is the total number of evacuated residents?
4) Which city is the fire getting close to?

Info and pix taken from Yahoo News (AP) - reporter = Raquel Dillon