Southern CA fires - Live Thread 10/26 (4 separate major fires, incl. 1 new arson fire)

KCBS/KNBC/KABC/KTTV/KCAL/KTLA/KCOP/KMEX - Los Angeles | 10.26.03

[hole_n_one]

The 118 (Ronald Reagan FRWY) is being closed down to all traffic in both directions.......

[lainie]

KNX said the reagan library was once again facing fire assault

[abner]

Wish I did have another map. So far, that is the only one I have found. I'm in Pennsylvania and have been watching all of this on FR since last night. My heart just aches for everyone there in CA. Losing everything to fire is horrible. It happened to us once. We still go to look for stuff and then remember that it burned.

[hole_n_one]

KABC should be going live with more coverage at the top of the hour.

[finch]

Just heard on KABC that a small fire just started at Pepperdine in Malibu.....

[Bayou City]

Have you heard about this...

ALERT: CHP IS LOOKING FOR A DARK GRAY OVER BLUE CHEVY ASTRO VAN WITH THREE OCCUPANTS IN CONNECTION TO A NEW ARSON FIRE STARTED TODAY IN RIVERSIDE NEAR THE 15 AND 60. IF SEEN CALL 9-1-1. THIS PERSON OR PERSONS APPEARS TO BE STARTING MULTIPLE FIRES.

LINK HERE

[Stars N Stripes]

[bonesmccoy]

Just completed a drive thru part of coastal OC. The air quality is so poor that I believe it inadvisable for school children to be playing in the yards.

The smoke is so dense that visibility is only a few miles.

This smoke is the particulate matter being burned in San Bernardino and LA County. It is has to include incinerated plastics as well as organics.

If children have reactive airway disease, asthma, or are prone to pneumonia, it is inadvisable to be out in the air.

Keep them in and play some video games.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Bumping #546

[hole_n_one]

[Bayou City]

See post 539. We've been watching this close also, my wife's cousin was evacuated at 2:30 am from thier home in La Verne.

[Brad’s Gramma]

KFWB just now called this "Mother Earth's scorched earth policy". WHAT A BUNCH OF CRAP.

[hole_n_one]

In L.A., KCAL 9, KNBC, FOX11, KABC all live with coverage.

[GOPrincess]

I was glad the local Little League had the smarts to cancel all games today.

[lainie]

KCOP just showed footage of a brand new fire in Malibu

yes, Malibu

[GOPrincess]

Ch. 11 reporter says they are "waiting...waiting...waiting...waiting" for the Governor. Think he's a little annoyed?!

[hole_n_one]

Bob Banfield is there for the long haul....

[mstar]

Thanks again. So sorry about your loss.
These areas in Calif. are close to us; many close relationships there. Our hearts are going out to the people in Southern Calif.

[al baby]

Malibu going up now Bases are now loaded this is not good

now that all the beautiful people are now threated it will become big story

[cmsgop]

Thats gotta be Arson,Damm...