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| Malibu residents ordered to evacuate as California wildfire sweeps towards coast | |
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| Residents of the beachside city of Malibu have been ordered to evacuate as three fast-moving wildfires raged in California on Friday morning, including one that also spurred the evacuation of 75,000 homes near a city that was still reeling from a mass shooting. | Residents of the beachside city of Malibu have been ordered to evacuate as three fast-moving wildfires raged in California on Friday morning, including one that also spurred the evacuation of 75,000 homes near a city that was still reeling from a mass shooting. |
| One of the fires broke out on Thursday north-west of Los Angeles and roared south, jumping the US 101 freeway early on Friday and sweeping into the Santa Monica Mountains. | One of the fires broke out on Thursday north-west of Los Angeles and roared south, jumping the US 101 freeway early on Friday and sweeping into the Santa Monica Mountains. |
| Malibu has about 13,000 residents and lies along 21 miles (34km) of coast at the southern foot of the mountain range. | Malibu has about 13,000 residents and lies along 21 miles (34km) of coast at the southern foot of the mountain range. |
| The Los Angeles county fire department tweeted that the fire is headed to the ocean, punctuating the message with the declaration: “Imminent threat!” | The Los Angeles county fire department tweeted that the fire is headed to the ocean, punctuating the message with the declaration: “Imminent threat!” |
| Voluntary evacuations of 75,000 homes had already been called for because of the Woolsey fire that affected parts of Thousand Oaks, the site of a shooting massacre this week. Thousand Oaks is a 30-minute drive north of Malibu. | Voluntary evacuations of 75,000 homes had already been called for because of the Woolsey fire that affected parts of Thousand Oaks, the site of a shooting massacre this week. Thousand Oaks is a 30-minute drive north of Malibu. |
| The Los Angeles and Ventura county fire departments say multiple buildings have been destroyed or damaged, but exact numbers were not available early on Friday. | The Los Angeles and Ventura county fire departments say multiple buildings have been destroyed or damaged, but exact numbers were not available early on Friday. |
| The flames are being driven by southern California’s notorious Santa Ana winds, which blow from the north-east toward the coast. | The flames are being driven by southern California’s notorious Santa Ana winds, which blow from the north-east toward the coast. |
| A second fire has been burning in the Santa Rosa Valley east of Camarillo, west of Simi Valley near Newbury Park and Thousand Oaks. By Thursday evening, it had scorched up to 7,000 acres and sent residents of more than 1,200 homes fleeing, the Los Angeles Times reports. | A second fire has been burning in the Santa Rosa Valley east of Camarillo, west of Simi Valley near Newbury Park and Thousand Oaks. By Thursday evening, it had scorched up to 7,000 acres and sent residents of more than 1,200 homes fleeing, the Los Angeles Times reports. |
| No injuries have been reported in either fire. | No injuries have been reported in either fire. |
| Meanwhile officials in northern California say a wildfire that devastated a town of 27,000 is moving north and have ordered people in two Sierra Nevada foothill communities to leave their homes. | Meanwhile officials in northern California say a wildfire that devastated a town of 27,000 is moving north and have ordered people in two Sierra Nevada foothill communities to leave their homes. |
| The Butte county sheriff’s office said an evacuation order was issued on Friday for the small communities of Stirling City and Inskip, north of Paradise, where thousands of homes were destroyed. | The Butte county sheriff’s office said an evacuation order was issued on Friday for the small communities of Stirling City and Inskip, north of Paradise, where thousands of homes were destroyed. |
| Cal Fire’s Bill Murphy said winds have calmed down in the valley but that there are “shifting, erratic winds” with speeds of up to 45mph (72 km/h) along ridge tops. | Cal Fire’s Bill Murphy said winds have calmed down in the valley but that there are “shifting, erratic winds” with speeds of up to 45mph (72 km/h) along ridge tops. |
| The blaze that started on Thursday morning east of Paradise and decimated the town also spread to the west. | The blaze that started on Thursday morning east of Paradise and decimated the town also spread to the west. |
| It reached the edge of Chico, a city of 90,000 people on Thursday night. Murphy said firefighters were able to stop the fire at the edge of the city, where evacuation orders remained in place. | It reached the edge of Chico, a city of 90,000 people on Thursday night. Murphy said firefighters were able to stop the fire at the edge of the city, where evacuation orders remained in place. |
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