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  • Malibu fire fueled by 'extraordinary, extreme' winds. How long will dangerous conditions last?

    Malibu fire fueled by ‘extraordinary, extreme’ winds. How long will dangerous conditions last?

    The Franklin fire burning in Malibu is driven by dangerous winds, dry conditions and low humidity, which have combined to allow the blaze to explode. Conditions At around the time the fire ignited, there were gusts of up to 65 mph reported. By around 3:30 a.m., the winds were weakening slightly, with gusts in the…

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  • 'I think I’m in shock': Malibu councilman watches fire surround home

    ‘I think I’m in shock’: Malibu councilman watches fire surround home

    In the hills above Malibu City Hall, Bruce Silverstein was at home Monday night when he smelled smoke in the air. It was around 11 p.m., and the City Council member and his wife then received an alert about the wind-driven fire that would soon roar across the Malibu hills, spurring widespread evacuations. The sky…

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  • Winds catapult SoCal fire warning: 'Particularly Dangerous Situation'

    Winds catapult SoCal fire warning: ‘Particularly Dangerous Situation’

    With exceptional fire weather conditions forecast starting Monday night, the National Weather Service office issued a rare “Particularly Dangerous Situation” red flag warning for the coming days in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. The last time a Particularly Dangerous Situation red flag warning was issued for the area was just a month ago, on election…

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  • Warm SoCal weekend on tap before Santa Ana winds elevate fire danger

    Warm SoCal weekend on tap before Santa Ana winds elevate fire danger

    It’s December, but wildfire season is not over yet in Southern California. An unusual warm weekend followed by dry conditions and gusty Santa Ana winds is expected to bring elevated fire danger to Los Angeles and Ventura counties next week. Both counties are under a fire weather watch from 10 a.m. Monday until 6 p.m.…

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  • A year after the 10 Freeway fire, one merchant is still struggling

    A year after the 10 Freeway fire, one merchant is still struggling

    On a recent chilly morning in Hesperia, Alfredo Lara used a shovel to pour cement into a mound of concrete he’d shaped like a wide volcano for mixing. Nearby, his friend filled a bucket with water for the final ingredient. “Well, here we are, trying to carry on,” the 70-year-old said in Spanish. “But it…

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  • La Habra house fire kills man, two family dogs

    La Habra house fire kills man, two family dogs

    Los Angeles County Fire Department investigators are trying to determine the cause of a house fire Saturday morning in La Habra that killed a 48-year-old man and two of his dogs. A neighbor told The Times that she was in her kitchen when she heard an explosion. She stepped onto the back porch and saw…

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  • Member of Rothschild family killed in L.A. house fire, neighbors say

    Member of Rothschild family killed in L.A. house fire, neighbors say

    A man found dead after his Laurel Canyon house was badly damaged in a fire Wednesday afternoon was a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family, neighbors said. The body discovered at the Lookout Mountain Avenue property was that of William Rothschild, three people told The Times on Thursday. A magazine seen at the property…

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  • Man who tried to set fire in Ventura charged in violent attack spree weeks later

    Man who tried to set fire in Ventura charged in violent attack spree weeks later

    A homeless man who was arrested after setting a fire in Ventura earlier this month has been charged for a string of violent attacks, including several stabbings and robberies, according to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office. Efrain Troncoso, 22, is facing 10 felony counts, including three counts of attempted murder, one count of assault…

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  • How the Mountain Fire hammered Ventura County farms

    How the Mountain Fire hammered Ventura County farms

    When the Mountain fire broke out more than two weeks ago, Samuel and Florentino witnessed the all-too familiar hazy, gray sky and the smell of smoke as they harvested strawberries in an Oxnard field. The men were more than 25 miles from the blaze but a combination of high winds and smoke was enough to…

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  • Fire burned a quarter of Ventura's avocados. Can this farmer rebuild?

    Fire burned a quarter of Ventura’s avocados. Can this farmer rebuild?

    SOMIS  —  Thousands of Hass avocados littered the soil in Sergio Acevedo’s orchard Saturday in this community northeast of Camarillo. The Mountain fire had scorched some of the fruit, leaving it shriveled or in ashes. But the ferocious winds that followed the blaze ripped through the area and tore more than half of the remaining…

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