Posted on 11/13/2008 7:52:38 PM PST by Porterville
(Santa Barbara/ Montecito) UPDATED: All of Mountain Drive Ordered to Evacuate
Sycamore Canyon Fire Estimated at 20 Acres
Though still no official word yet from fire officials, KEYT is now reporting that all of Mountain Drive should evacuate, as of 6:50 p.m.
Chris Meagher reports that he spoke with Gayle Beebe, the president of Westmont. Some structures have caught fire, including the campus chapel. The students on the Westmont campus who have not evacuated yet are seeking refuge in the campus gym, which is made of concrete and is fireproof. The gym contains supplies for up to 1,200 people. According to Beebe, the fire started not war from the Westmont tea garden.
Because the fire may knock out power to neighborhoods around Santa Barbara, residents may want to sign up for the Indy Alert system, which will send text messages with all fire updated to cell phones. Sign up for Indy Alert here.
More to come as it becomes available. Independent.com will update with further evacuations.
Hi Lainie! I got home late and had no idea until I got home and heard Laura Diaz being simulcast on KNX.
On scene reporter says she heard ambulances 1/2 hour ago and saw residents across from hospital evacuating. She has seen ambulances leaving hospital and assumes they might be evacuating patients at Olive View Hospital.
I smell smoke big time. Smells like pine burning.
13 and now 11 Fox is simulcasting 13.
You’re physically in this area, right?
(Where is Cobalt, I can’t see it on a map I’m perusing..)
heck I just found Cobalt, sorry. It’s right at Olive View, duh
I’m South and West. About 10 miles away.
Borden and Foothill. Bledsoe evacuating all between 210 and 5 fwy.
Yikes mentioned reservoir evacuations that far West!
I am so very sorry for your losses.
They are asking for 100 more engines....only 50 are in staging...
Fire started in Veterans Memorial Park
Lainie, Cobalt is A on this map:
Sylmar Sayre Fire Map
Turn on 13 ! Another reporter showing fire yikes. Wind.
The State said 8 hours for more strike teams to arrive....!
6 air tankers, 6 more helos and Tanker 910, the DC10 due at first light.
I am looking at 13-KCOP. WOW
are the winds expected to last that long?
Incident: 0340 Type: Structure or Grass Fire Location: PLUM CANYON RD AT GOLDEN VALLEY RD ThomasBrothers: 4461 6E info as of: 11/15/2008 2:00:32 AM Newhall 1:56AM HILL BEHIND RP ON FIRE - 1039 LACOFD
Why do they keep saying they’re fine not any problems with resources.
Fire embers blowing into camera.
Broadcast lost- weird off air glitch. Keeps reverting to prepaid informercial.
Roxford and Polk bad.
Fire started in Veterans Memorial Park. Wonder if it’s arson.
Bad driving conditions on 210 Freeway. Arco AM PM on fire exit North on 210 at Roxford; South at Polk on 210 Freeway according to phone call report right now. Olive View Village fire.
Not good.
Also Brian Murphy is out of town until the 17th.
Because city officials never acknowledge stuff like that....especially in LA!
Mayor Teeth must have had a hot date for him not to get on TV yet
There is an Arco station burning to the ground on Roxford right now
Must be bad. Fire at Olive View fully engulfed facilities building. Hazard sign hope it’s not radiology dept.
Plum Cyn is also called Whites Cyn I think, and Golden Valley is an exit off the 14 freeway in Santa Clarita
someone on KCOP is yelling
Another freeway fire jump thick smoke w/ reporters in thick ember stream.
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