An Empty Applebee’s Was Burned To The Ground
More commercial buildings on Hopper Avenue in Santa Rosa began to suffer from the fires as Applebee’s burned too. Later that day the world’s largest firefighting air tanker would be called in. Based in Colorado, the converted 747 dropped more fire retardant on the hills surrounding the communities. Many state parks around the area, including Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Hood Mountain Regional Park and Annadel State Park, burned without any signs of slowing down, putting the communities nearby in immediate danger. After one day of the fires, more than 100 people were being treated for fire-related injuries including burns, smoke inhalation and shortness of breath.
