Saddle Ridge Fire Evacuations And Freeway Closures
The 4,700-acre Saddle Ridge Fire has forced mandatory evacuations, closed several freeways and sent thousands seeking shelter.
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The 4,700-acre Saddle Ridge Fire has forced mandatory evacuations, closed several freeways and sent thousands seeking shelter.
As the deadly and devastating Saddle Ridge Fire continued to burn in several communities, so did the question of what started the fire.
The slow traffic, Stacey Butler reported, had some drivers pulling off the road and deciding to nap.
It was a nightmare out there and drivers didn't mince words.
Fire officials say the Saddle Ridge Fire has grown to 4,700 acres as of daybreak Friday, after initially being reported as a 1-acre blaze at 9 p.m. Thursday. One man has died of a heart attack amid the wildfire, which damaged 25 homes.
He worked in front of the camera from 1967 through 2019 with no signs of slowing down.
The 4,700-acre Saddle Ridge Fire has forced the evacuation of more than 12,600 people Friday morning in the San Fernando Valley, shut down several major freeways and closed dozens of schools and universities.
Suspect, 47, was allegedly living in Houston under an assumed name.
By all accounts, Guy Eugene Alford III was a popular student, great friend and teammate.
A man who was driving behind a burning trash truck, alleged to have caused the Sandalwood Fire that left one person dead and dozens of homes destroyed, said he attempted to get the truck driver's attention to avoid dry brush from igniting.
Incredibly, all the animals were safely evacuated.
A 40-acre brush fire erupted in El Sereno Friday as multiple fires raged through Southern California.
With four wildfires burning in Los Angeles and Riverside counties, a smoke advisory was issued Friday by the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
A man has died and dozens of homes have been destroyed by the wind-driven Saddleridge Fire raging through the foothill communities of Sylmar and Porter Ranch in Los Angeles.
The Saddle Ridge Fire has burned 4,700 acres in the San Fernando Valley, destroyed at least 25 homes and forced more than 100,000 people to evacuate.
