Adoption Center Handles Aftermath Of Preparing To Evacuate About 120 Animals Amid 46 Fire
The Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center on Industrial Avenue and Griffith Street got ready to evacuate and later sheltered-in-place as the fire crept near.
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The Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center on Industrial Avenue and Griffith Street got ready to evacuate and later sheltered-in-place as the fire crept near.
Southern California Edison reported that the blaze may have started near one of its transmission lines.
Crews arrived to find flames coming through the roof and smoke billowing hundreds of feet into the air.
A preliminary 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck about six miles away from Lake Elsinore early Thursday morning.
A fire broke out at a commercial building in South Los Angeles Wednesday night.
Strong winds hit Southern California Wednesday overturning at least four big rigs on the 15 Freeway near Fontana.
Some outbuildings have been destroyed, but no homes have been destroyed, officials said.
Strong winds Wednesday fueled at least 10 wildfires burning across California, including several in the Southland.
Edison spokeswoman Caroline Aoyagi told the Associated Press the cause of Wednesday's wind-driven fire in Simi Valley has not been determined.
Flames quickly spread to about 200 acres and sparked mandatory evacuations for the Bravo Estates Mobile Home Park at 4080 Pedley Road.
A spokeswoman for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library says the complex has not been damaged by a nearby wildfire that has grown to more than 970 acres.
A massive brush fire Wednesday left about 7,000 homes under evacuation orders in Simi Valley and Moorpark and at one point threatened the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
The 30-acre fire was zero percent contained as of 3 p.m.
Customers scheduled to fly to, through, or from any of the airports listed between Wednesday and Friday have the option to reschedule without incurring a fee.
It damaged three outbuildings and destroyed two vehicles, but no homes were lost.
