Mount Wilson Threatened By Massive SoCal Wildfire
Image from UCLA's webcam on Mount Wilson, 10:48 p.m. PDT
The latest report on the Southern California wildfire from the Associated Press, as of 10:14 p.m. PDT:
The Southern California fire was expected during the night Sunday to reach the top of Mount Wilson, where 22 television stations, many radio stations and cell phone providers have their transmitters, said U.S. Forest Service Capt. Mike Dietrich.
Television stations said if the antennas burn broadcast signals will be affected but satellite and cable transmissions will not be.
Two giant telescopes and several multimillion-dollar university programs are housed in the century-old Mount Wilson Observatory. The complex of buildings is both a historic landmark and a thriving modern center for astronomy.
The reports indicate firefighters were cutting away brush around the observatory and transmission towers, but they would likely have to pull out of the heavily mountainous area, which has few escape routes. Two firefighters were killed on Sunday when their vehicle overturned.
As of this moment, the nearby Jet Propulsion Laboratory appears to be safe from the fire.
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