Fire forces 5 to leave their homes in the Los Angeles area.
Around 5 people had to leave their homes between Saturday (4) and Sunday (5) due to a fire in the American city of Calabasas, near Los Angeles; according to the Fire Department, the fire, whose smoke could be seen from Los Angeles, in the state of California, started on Saturday afternoon, and on Sunday only 30% of the fire had been controlled.
247 - Around 5 people had to leave their homes between Saturday (4) and Sunday (5) due to a fire in the American city of Calabasas, near Los Angeles. According to the Fire Department, the fire, whose smoke could be seen from Los Angeles, in the state of California, started on Saturday afternoon, and on Sunday only 30% of the fire had been controlled.
More than 200 hectares of forest were burned in this mountainous area. Two houses were hit, and a commercial building was destroyed.
Local authorities reported that most of the 5 evacuees were able to return to their homes on Sunday. But temperatures near 30°C and the wind threatened to spread the fire toward Topanga Canyon, north of Los Angeles. Only a few residents remained under evacuation orders on Sunday.