The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library has survived a wildfire after flames got dangerously close to the facility earlier this week, according to USA Today.
Officials say that despite the library being saved, thousands of homes in the Golden State remain threatened
At least 10 fires are burning across the state, with hurricane-force winds potentially exacerbating them, according to the newspaper. The fires have consumed more than 144 square miles and led to mandatory evacuations for at least 36,000 residents, according to Cal Fire.
The National Weather Service has said more than 17 million Californians live in parts of the state considered to be at critical or severe risk, with Southern California at large subject to an “extreme red flag warning.”
The presidential library was saved from burning by both a change in the winds and goats who chewed through vegetation around the facility and created a fire break, according to the USAToday report. The blaze destroyed two buildings before it was brought under control.
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Goats helped save Reagan Library from California wildfire https://t.co/Aw40OYjIst pic.twitter.com/o6kwZMQAJU
— The Hill (@thehill) October 31, 2019
That library is a national treasure, and Reagan's buried there with Nancy. Looks like they're sending in reinforcements but yikes https://t.co/oT7LthAVLa
— John Noonan (@noonanjo) October 30, 2019
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