Wild fires have returned to Malibu California. The fires started early Saturday morning. Today's formula for disaster includes 40 to 60 mph winds, and City construction on Pacific Coast Highway, that has turned this main thruway, from four lanes to two. Firetrucks are being impeded as residents, in the opposite direction are evacuating.AP reporter on the scene report the following:
Residents evacuated their homes early Saturday ahead of a wildfire that scorched more than 250 acres in the hills above Malibu as the dry Santa Ana wind returned to Southern California.
Television images showed several homes engulfed in flames. The blaze began shortly before 3:30 a.m. PST near Malibu Lake on state park land, said Los Angeles County fire Capt. Mike Brown. About 100 homes in three communities were evacuated, Brown said. No injuries were reported. TV images showed a line of flames running along the canyon as plumes of smoke filled the early morning sky.
The blaze was blowing downhill toward the Pacific Ocean. No injuries were reported. About 200 firefighters were on scene and the cause of the fire was being investigated. Hundreds of firefighters were placed on watch this weekend as Santa Ana wind returned to Southern California. Gusts up to 60 mph were reported in some mountain passes overnight.
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