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Around 20,000 people were under evacuation orders after the blaze, dubbed the Franklin Fire, broke out shortly before 11 p.m. Monday in the Malibu Canyon area, the Los Angeles County fire and ...
The 1978 Agoura-Malibu firestorm was a firestorm fueled by at least eight significant wildfires in the Los Angeles area on October 23, 1978. At around noon that day, an arsonist [1] started a fire that eventually burned 25,000 acres (10,000 ha) from Cornell to Broad Beach in Malibu.
– Thousands told to evacuate: The Los Angeles County Fire Department issued evacuation orders east of Solstice Canyon Road and South of Piuma Road and the Serra Retreat area, where units are on ...
Officials say damaging winds with gusts possibly up to 80 mph could lead to potential fire conditions in parts of Los Angeles and Southern California. 'Volatile conditions' prompt red flag ...
Dearden's was a chain of department stores based in Los Angeles that operated for 108 years. It was founded in 1909 by Edgar Dearden, an immigrant from England. Dearden's sold furniture, appliances, cookware, other home goods, jewelry watches, and perfume.
California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties on December 5, [21] and San Diego County on December 7. [22] Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti declared a state of emergency for the city on December 6. [98] U.S. President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency for the state of California on ...
Over 1,500 firefighters from local, state and federal fire agencies have responded to the wind-fueled brushfire, which has reached 7% containment and scorched over 3,000 acres overnight.
The 2009 California wildfires were a series of 9,159 wildfires that were active in the US state of California, during the year 2009. [2] [4] The fires burned more than 422,147 acres (660 sq mi; 1,708 km 2) of land from early February through late November, [1] due to Red Flag conditions, destroying hundreds of structures, injuring 134 people, and killing four.