40匹马从加州牧场大火中获救

40匹马从加州牧场大火中获救

When the Saddleridge Fire came dangerously close to a ranch in Sylmar, California, the community came to the rescue of the 40 horses threatened by the blaze.

当萨德尔里奇的大火危险地逼近加利福尼亚州锡尔马的一个牧场时，社区里的人们赶来营救受到大火威胁的40匹马。

The horses were pacing nervously, unsure what to do amid the smoke and nearby flames. The fire, which has so far burned nearly 8,000 acres in the northern San Fernando Valley, shut down highways, schools and businesses and forced more than 100,000 people to evacuate the area, reports KABC.

马在紧张地踱步，不知道在烟雾和附近的火焰中该怎么办。据KABC报道，到目前为止，大火已经烧毁了圣费尔南多谷北部近8000英亩的土地，导致高速公路、学校和企业关闭，超过10万人被迫撤离该地区。

Alejo Morales of Saddletree Ranch Equestrian Center told KCAL that the fire raced in.

萨德尔特里牧场马术中心的阿莱霍·莫拉莱斯告诉KCAL，大火迅速蔓延。

"I went to get some sodas down at the liquor store," he says, "and when I came [back up], I saw big smoke."

“我去卖酒的商店买汽水，”他说，“当我回来的时候，我看到了浓烟。”

The ranch staff worked quickly to get the horses to safety, but they knew they needed help.

牧场的工作人员迅速将马转移到安全的地方，但他们知道他们需要帮助。

"No matter how good you prepare, which we had ... plans for how to get in and get out in case of fire, but [this fire], it was too fast," said ranch worker Horacio Diaz.

“不管你准备得多好，我们已经……农场工人霍拉西奥·迪亚兹说:“他们计划着如何在发生火灾时进出农场，但是(这场火灾)发生得太快了。”

Morales sent out an SOS on social media asking for assistance. An army of friends and strangers arrived with trailers to help move the horses away from the blaze.

莫拉莱斯在社交媒体上发出求救信号，请求帮助。一群朋友和陌生人带着拖车来帮忙把马从大火中移开。

"We had a lot of friends that came through and helped us," Morales says. "We started getting phone calls and [more] phone calls, and people just started piling up and getting the horses [out.] "

“我们有很多朋友来帮助我们，”莫拉莱斯说。他说:“我们开始接到越来越多的电话，人们开始把马赶出来。”

Even with so many horses and so much smoke and fire, the horses all managed to get out safely. And the ranch workers were able to fight off most of the flames with hoses, saving the property.

尽管有这么多的马，这么多的烟和火，这些马都设法安全脱险了。农场的工人们用水管扑灭了大部分火焰，挽救了财产。

Unfortunately, KCAL reports that looters got away with several thousand dollars worth of property.

不幸的是，据KCAL报道，抢劫者偷走了价值几千美元的财产。

Things could have been a lot worse, and for that the workers are grateful.

事情本可以变得更糟，为此员工们心怀感激。

"We want to thank the whole community for helping us out. They really came through for us," says Diaz.

“我们要感谢整个社区的帮助。他们真的帮助了我们，”迪亚兹说。