The infernos raging across Southern California are coming at the peak of fire season in that region of the USA's most populous state.Arnold Schwarzenegger, the California Governor, described the crisis as a "tragedy" for the state during a visit. "It was nuclear winter. It was like Armage ddon. It looked like the end of the world," Mitch Mendler, a San Diego firefighter, told the Associated Press.

　　加利福尼亚是美国人口最多的州，在火灾高发季节，整个南加州被熊熊“地狱烈火”席卷了。加州州长阿诺·施瓦辛格巡视灾区时，形容这场危机是加州的“悲剧”。圣迭戈消防员米奇·曼德勒告诉美联社：“这简直是核子冬天，就像绝世天劫。犹如世界末日来临。”