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Los Angeles: Fire Forces Evacuations, Burns Homes in Sylmar Area
FOX News ^ | 15 November 2008

Posted on 11/15/2008 2:27:38 AM PST by bd476


Fire Forces Evacuations, Burns Homes in Sylmar Area

Sayre Fire is near the 210 Freeway in Northern Los Angeles.


A dangerous, fast-moving brush fire in the Sylmar section of the San Fernando Valley, spread by gusting 50 mph winds has now burned at least five homes and is threatening several more, City Fire Department spokesperson Melissa Kelly said today.

So far there are no reports of injuries to residents or fire personnel, said Kelly.

The blaze ignited about 10:30 p.m. in the dry, brushy hills above 13000 W. Sayre Street near Shablow Ave, and has so far consumed more than 500 acres.


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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: 0prah; fire; lafd; losangeles; wildfires
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To: television is just wrong

Any home is a great loss.

Maybe Opfra had the good sense to put some bucks (not those kind)into clearing her land and underbrushing for miles around.


501 posted on 11/16/2008 12:43:21 AM PST by Global2010 (God Will see us through. Blessings.)
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To: Global2010

well instead of empathy for the people around her who lost their homes, she celebrated hers not being burned.


502 posted on 11/16/2008 12:44:27 AM PST by television is just wrong (obama is going to pay my mortgage for me!)
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To: BurbankKarl
Yep. Greatest loss in Los Angeles proper since 1961. Those apparently were modular homes in that trailer park. Not trailers. Lost 500 of them.
503 posted on 11/16/2008 12:45:02 AM PST by justa-hairyape
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To: justa-hairyape

So it is.


504 posted on 11/16/2008 12:45:15 AM PST by Global2010 (God Will see us through. Blessings.)
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To: justa-hairyape

Come sunrise all that smokeycrud is going to hit folks in the lower bowels of LA hard...

Time to take heed to the WARNINGS...down in the basin there is no air flow IIRC and the soot from all the fire/burnt homamge interiors is going to be very toxic.

Be a good time to go to the coast my FRiends.


505 posted on 11/16/2008 12:48:50 AM PST by Global2010 (God Will see us through. Blessings.)
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To: spectr17

I was a young child in 1960. I remember moving into our new home here in L.A. that year. The hills above us were on fire we lived less than one block away from them in Burbank. I thought we were going to burn to death and die. I had nightmares. It was scary. Something my sister and myself never forgot.


506 posted on 11/16/2008 12:49:24 AM PST by television is just wrong (obama is going to pay my mortgage for me!)
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To: television is just wrong

I was crapping my diapers in Iowa in 1960. Muscatine to be exact.


507 posted on 11/16/2008 12:52:39 AM PST by spectr17 (What if the Hokey Pokey really is what it's all about?)
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To: television is just wrong

I dont watch O or let my ears listen to her when on the news other than she is a Chicago buddy of Barry O.

I will take your word that she Celebrated he McMansion being saved and having no empathy for her neighbors.

Perhaps her $$$ has her mind in a place she cannot feel for others.

As I well know it is not a far fall from her beginnings in life to her living too high.
But still would not wish harm on her or her property.

Let us wait and hope she turns right and helps those who lost so much. Never give up.


508 posted on 11/16/2008 12:58:07 AM PST by Global2010 (God Will see us through. Blessings.)
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To: Global2010

Epic video on now at Carbon Canyon.


509 posted on 11/16/2008 12:59:01 AM PST by spectr17 (What if the Hokey Pokey really is what it's all about?)
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That’s crazy. Walls of fire right next to FFs. Awesome images.


510 posted on 11/16/2008 1:00:36 AM PST by spectr17 (What if the Hokey Pokey really is what it's all about?)
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To: spectr17

Do others have a link?

I am old fashion web tv so no video streaming.

But others might find it interesting esp if it is NEAR them...the stupid news is Jim Jones and other carpola at this time...

Being a heat intolerant human (for real health reasons) I cannot bare to think of what 80 degree weather plus burning fires would do to those who are infirmed or otherwise.

Ice and fans?


511 posted on 11/16/2008 1:08:56 AM PST by Global2010 (God Will see us through. Blessings.)
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To: spectr17

Where’s the video being shown?


512 posted on 11/16/2008 1:16:37 AM PST by Brad’s Gramma ( PRAY!)
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To: Global2010
Being a heat intolerant human (for real health reasons) I cannot bare to think of what 80 degree weather plus burning fires would do to those who are infirmed or otherwise.

The Santa Anas (Desert Winds) are a dry wind. Caused by High pressure sitting over Nevada and California Deserts. Has not been excessively warm. Actually very nice if you are not near a fire. Was much hotter earlier in the year when we had some humid weather come up from the south. 80-90 with humidity is difficult. 80-90 with low humidity is nice.

513 posted on 11/16/2008 1:17:52 AM PST by justa-hairyape
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To: Arizona Carolyn

Riiiiight.

You want me to “feel your pain.”

I think you’re looking for someone else’s party.


514 posted on 11/16/2008 1:18:14 AM PST by NVDave
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To: Brad's Gramma

I goofed, forgot the link.

The video was on Ch 9 earlier. It showed the fire making some huge runs in Carbon Canyon and it walling up with FFs right in front of it. Fires at night look twice as ominous to me.


515 posted on 11/16/2008 1:30:07 AM PST by spectr17 (What if the Hokey Pokey really is what it's all about?)
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To: spectr17

mail


516 posted on 11/16/2008 1:32:28 AM PST by Brad’s Gramma ( PRAY!)
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To: spectr17

They closed the 91 again. Apparently the old burn areas are lighting up in areas that did not burn before. So the earlier wind driven fire appears to be turning into a brush driven fire now.


517 posted on 11/16/2008 1:32:29 AM PST by justa-hairyape
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To: bd476

My sympathies to the good folks who are suffering. I hope you all are OK.


518 posted on 11/16/2008 2:18:43 AM PST by SkyPilot
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To: All; milford421; DAVEY CROCKETT; Cindy

KNX on the radio at 1070, just announced that there has been one arrest for arson, a 39 year old man, named Sirhan
the last name was foreign and I haven’t a clue to what I heard it said as.

He is being held on a $75,000. bail.


519 posted on 11/16/2008 3:24:33 AM PST by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1990507/posts?page=451 SURVIVAL, RECIPES, GARDENS, & INFO)
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Prayers for all involved.


520 posted on 11/16/2008 4:04:50 AM PST by tiredoflaundry (Sometimes, I guess there's just not enough bags of popcorn.)
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