Post by Mac on Nov 25, 2007 1:14:19 GMT -5
Wind-Driven Wildfires Strike Malibu Again, Destroying Dozens of Homes in Wealthy Enclave
11-24-2007 10:21 PM
By ROBERT JABLON, Associated Press Writer
MALIBU, Calif. (Associated Press) -- A fast-moving wildfire pushed by Santa Ana winds raced through the canyons and over the mountains of this wealthy enclave for the second time in little more than a month Saturday, destroying dozens of homes and forcing as many as 14,000 residents to flee.
The fire erupted in the wee hours after the long-predicted Santa Anas finally returned, and it quickly grew before the winds died down. Forty-nine homes were destroyed and another 27 damaged, said Los Angeles County Fire Chief P. Michael Freeman.
Investigators had determined that the fire, which broke out along a dirt road off a paved highway, was caused by humans, but were still deciding whether it was started intentionally, said county fire Inspector Rick Dominguez.
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11-24-2007 10:21 PM
By ROBERT JABLON, Associated Press Writer
MALIBU, Calif. (Associated Press) -- A fast-moving wildfire pushed by Santa Ana winds raced through the canyons and over the mountains of this wealthy enclave for the second time in little more than a month Saturday, destroying dozens of homes and forcing as many as 14,000 residents to flee.
The fire erupted in the wee hours after the long-predicted Santa Anas finally returned, and it quickly grew before the winds died down. Forty-nine homes were destroyed and another 27 damaged, said Los Angeles County Fire Chief P. Michael Freeman.
Investigators had determined that the fire, which broke out along a dirt road off a paved highway, was caused by humans, but were still deciding whether it was started intentionally, said county fire Inspector Rick Dominguez.
For more of the article, goto: phoenix.cox.net/cci/newsnational/national?_mode=view&_state=maximized&view=article&id=D8T4GDP00&_action=validatearticle
