Woolsey Fire: Firefighters Increase Containment Around Deadly Fire
Firefighters Sunday have increased containment around the catastrophic Woolsey fire to 88 percent, a day after President Donald Trump toured the devastation.
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Firefighters Sunday have increased containment around the catastrophic Woolsey fire to 88 percent, a day after President Donald Trump toured the devastation.
The president surveyed the fire damage in Point Dume Malibu with California Gov. Jerry Brown and Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom.
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More than a week after the Woolsey Fire erupted in the Southland, officials said public schools in Malibu would remain closed through at least Thanksgiving.
Containment on the devastating Woolsey Fire jumped up Friday, even as hundreds of frustrated Malibu residents were unclear about whether they could return to their communities.
Here is the latest evacuation and road closure information for the Woolsey Fire.
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The fire is now at 57 percent containment and has burned 98,362 acres, according to a Thursday morning update from CalFire.
With mail delivery suspended in the Woolsey Fire burn area, U.S. Postal Service officials said Thursday affected residents can pick up their mail at alternate locations.
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"President Trump told me on the telephone yesterday that he's completely behind California in getting this recovery underway," Gov. Brown said Thursday.
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The blaze has destroyed at least 483 structures. Several evacuation orders were lifted Tuesday.
Here are the latest evacuations and road closures due to the Woolsey Fire burning in Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
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Hundreds of residents who had just been allowed to return home had to turn around and flee again.
Six more human remains were found Tuesday, bringing the "Camp Fire" death toll to 48. Statewide there are a total of 50 deaths.
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The crash happened at around 6:30 p.m. on N. Grand Avenue, according to police. They said that the driver originally fled from the scene but returned as they were investigating the incident.
A driver who was possibly driving under the influence triggered a deadly wrong-way crash on the 215 Freeway in Riverside early Wednesday morning, according to California Highway Patrol officers.
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