Jonathan J. Cooper and Brian Melley Associated Press Published 11:02 PM EST Nov 9, 2018 Thousand Oaks, Calif. – A city reeling from the tragedy of a mass shooting was under a siege of a different sort Friday as raging wildfires on both sides of the city forced widespread evacuations and shut down part of the main freeway to town. Flames driven by powerful winds torched at least 150 homes in Southern California, burning parts of tony Calabasas and mansions in Malibu and prompting orders for 250,000 people – including some celebrities – to flee as the fire marched across the Santa Monica Mountains toward the sea. The cause of the blazes was not known. For Thousand Oaks, which had been considered one of the safest cities in the nation before a gunman massacred 12 people at a country music bar, the spasm of violence jolted the city’s sense of security. Encroaching flames, despite the near-constant threat of fire in the bone-dry state, presented an … [Read more...] about Fires besiege California city reeling from mass shooting
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The Latest: 3 races too close to call in Southern California
Published 7:18 pm PST, Friday, November 9, 2018 Katie Hill, a Democratic Party candidate from California's 25th congressional district speak waves at supporters during an election watch party Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in Santa Clarita, Calif. Hill is running against Republican incumbent Steve Knight. less Katie Hill, a Democratic Party candidate from California's 25th congressional district speak waves at supporters during an election watch party Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in Santa Clarita, Calif. Hill is running ... more Photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Katie Hill, a Democratic Party candidate from California's 25th congressional district speak waves at supporters during an election watch party Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in Santa Clarita, Calif. Hill is … [Read more...] about The Latest: 3 races too close to call in Southern California
The latest: 9 people confirmed dead in a Northern California wildfire
PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on California's wildfires (all times local):6:30 p.m.A Northern California sheriff says only one of the nine people who died in a wildfire was found inside a home.Butte County Sheriff Korey Honea said Friday that three people were found outside homes and four people inside vehicles. He said another victim was found near a vehicle but outside it.All the victims were found in the town of Paradise, which was evacuated as a result of the fire.Authorities say they conducted numerous rescues Friday as they fought the flames, including using helicopters to rescue five people in the nearby community of Magalia.The sheriff says they have taken 35 reports of missing people.———6:20 p.m.Authorities say nine people have been confirmed dead in a Northern California wildfire.Butte County Sheriff Korey Honea said Friday that some people were found inside their cars and others were found outside vehicles. He says he doesn't have all the details … [Read more...] about The latest: 9 people confirmed dead in a Northern California wildfire
At least 9 dead as fire incinerates Northern California town
Don Thompson and Jocelyn Gecker Associated Press Published 9:32 PM EST Nov 9, 2018 Paradise, Calif. – A fierce wildfire in Northern California incinerated most of a town of about 30,000 people with flames that moved so fast there was nothing firefighters could do, authorities said Friday. Nine people died in what quickly grew into the state’s most destructive fire in at least a century. Only a day after it began, the blaze near the town of Paradise had grown to nearly 140 square miles, had destroyed more than 6,700 structures – almost all of them homes – and was burning completely out of control. “There was really no firefight involved,” Capt. Scott McLean of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said, explaining that crews gave up attacking the flames and instead helped people get out alive. “These firefighters were in the rescue mode all day yesterday.” With fires also burning in Southern California , state … [Read more...] about At least 9 dead as fire incinerates Northern California town
The Latest: S California wildfires have burned 150 homes
PARADISE, Calif. — The Latest on California's wildfires (all times local):5:30 p.m.Fire officials say Southern California wildfires have burned 150 homes and that number will rise.Authorities also announced Friday that a quarter of a million people are under evacuation orders as wind-whipped flames rage through scenic areas west of Los Angeles and burn toward the sea.At a news conference, officials said 75 percent of the Ventura County city of Thousand Oaks has been emptied. The entire celebrity enclave of Malibu also is under evacuation orders.Twin fires erupted Thursday and were pushed by winds of up to 60 mph through coastal foothills and canyons.The Hill fire has burned 6,000 acres and isn't advancing, but the Woolsey fire a few miles away doubled in size to 35,000 acres.Los Angeles County fire Chief Daryl Osby says winds are dying down tbut will roar back to life on Sunday.———4:55 p.m.A sheriff's spokeswoman has confirmed a sixth death in a Northern … [Read more...] about The Latest: S California wildfires have burned 150 homes