Franklin Fire: Santa Ana winds-fueled blaze scorches Malibu area, forcing evacuations
The fire erupted during extreme Santa Ana winds. The National Weather Service issued "a particularly dangerous" red-flag warning for much of the local area for the second time in a little over a month. Those are triggered during extreme conditions, ones that can cause fires to ignite easily and spread quickly, officials said.
The Santa Ana winds has kept fire crews on their toes as two brushfires broke out in San Diego County Tuesday.
Weak Santa Anas are still occurring in some of San Diego’s inland areas, but the strongest conditions have passed.
Southern California Edison said it was considering targeted power shut-offs for more than 250,000 homes and businesses ...
Santa Ana Winds occur when air from a region of high pressure over the dry, desert region of the southwestern U.S. flows ...
Firefighters battle the Franklin Fire, a wildfire that erupted in the Malibu Canyon near University. Thousands are forced to ...
The blaze was moving at a fierce pace, fanned by strong Santa Ana winds, and had exploded to over 2,850 acres as of Tuesday afternoon with no containment, according to the California Department of ...
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Firefighters battle Malibu wildfire as thousands evacuateCrews are working to contain a massive wildfire in Malibu, California. It has burned at least 2,200 acres, or two and a half ...
Weather conditions improved enough in Southern California for forecasters to say Wednesday that high fire danger had diminished significantly as crews struggled to contain a wind-driven blaze that ...
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