Chula Vista resident John Mercado watches the sunrise today as flames from the Harris fire line a hillside above Salt Creek Golf Club. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Posted on 10/21/2007 9:48:36 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
UPDATE: The city of Malibu is advising residents in Puerco Canyon to begin evacuating due to a wildfire driven by powerful winds. This area is north of Pacific Coast Highway and about 1 mile west of Pepperdine University. Residents along the beach on Malibu Road may soon be evacuated. Pacific Coast Highway is closed between Kanan-Dume Road and Topanga Canyon. Residents are advised to head to the west. Evacuation centers are being set up in the Zuma Beach area.
A wildfire driven by powerful winds in the Malibu Hills this morning threatened a university, destroyed at least one home and forced the evacuation of hundreds more, authorities said.
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Thank you, Kelly. God bless you.
Re: the horses - I know - I saw that last night, and that’s when I lost it. I couldn’t stop weeping. It was not just for the horses, of course, but seeing the helplessness of the animals and then the homes lost.......it is so horrible.
THAT wouldn't surprise me...from the view in my backyard...and no, I'm not THAT close!
The Orange County Fire was Arson set....most of the others are from Poser Line transformers being blown over....or they have not stated what was the cause....
The Raging Fire on the Sky Island at Lake Arrowhead,...Green Lake...Running Springs..etc...is hugely complicated because many of the tall pines are dead from a beetle infestation....
Chula Vista resident John Mercado watches the sunrise today as flames from the Harris fire line a hillside above Salt Creek Golf Club. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Definitely still active fire in San Diego, and there are still winds, so things keep flaring up in areas that seemed calmer (ie Poway was calmer and then flaring up in areas, as was RB). South SD definitely very active still, as is most everything off of Del Dios Highway from 15 to the 5.
Stay safe, and thank you for volunteering.
San Bernardino Fire Capt. Grant Hubbell tackles a burning house in Running Springs near Lake Arrowhead. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Poser Line ......= Power Line.....thought I did a spell check....
Still burning about 8-10 miles to the east of me (Harris Fire), Witch Fire burning big time as well.
Yes ......see post #2244.
Any idea how the Malibu fire is going? I’d heard it was semi-under control earlier, but haven’t heard much since...
That Del Dios situation is a major slop-over that would ends us up with a whole new fire in the Harmony Grove area. Major diversion going on to handle it right now, including aircraft and a lot of multi-agency strike teams. Gotta get it before it gets over that hill.
Poser Line sounds like a John Edwards invention.
Animal Rescue Reserve normally does the horse rescues so the firefighters can attend to fighting the fires.
Gov. Terminator is coming on for a news conferance, soon.
We are Praying for all ya’ll.
Be safe.
No mention of that fact earlier on the TV up here....
Re: the picture. That area in and around the golf course has now been placed under mandatory evacuation.
Julian - Pine Hills Area being evacuated.... caller to KOGO
No worries, local tv is focusing only on SD, so we aren’t getting alot of info on what’s going on up in the Rierside, Orange County, LA COunty areas.
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