Winds Push Bobcat Fire Flames Dangerously Close to Mount Wilson Observatory
The Bobcat Fire continued to threaten the Mount Wilson Observatory in Los Angeles County on September 21, according to local media.
ABC7 reported that shifting winds were “bringing flames from the Bobcat Fire dangerously close to Mount Wilson.”
Timelapse video shows how quickly spot fires spread near the observatory, with large clouds of smoke growing as the fires continue to move.
The Bobcat Fire had burned at least 106,179 acres and was at 13 percent containment late on September 21, the Angeles National Forest Service. Credit: ALERTWildfire via Storyful
