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Here’s how the Woolsey Fire stacks up to LA’s most destructive wildfires
Having claimed at least 1,500 structures, the Woolsey Fire is now far and away the most destructive wildfire ever to sweep through Los Angeles County. It is the “largest fire on record,” Los ...
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Maps, Photos, Video: The Woolsey Fire's Path of Destruction
The Woolsey Fire began Thursday in the hills of eastern Ventura County and burned into Los Angeles County, destroying homes and other buildings on its way toward the ocean. Use the maps below to ...
Los Angeles Times6y
Must Reads: Firefighters’ fateful choices: How the Woolsey fire became an unstoppable monster
It was clear from the beginning that the Woolsey fire had the potential to be a monster. It broke out mid-afternoon Nov. 8 on Boeing property near the Santa Susana Pass, fueled by strengthening ...
New York Post5mon
Palisades Fire is the most destructive ever to hit Los Angeles as forceful winds fuel infernos
Like the Pacific Palisades Fire, the Woolsey Fire was fanned by the Santa Ana winds. The Sayre Fire, which broke out in the Sylmar section of Los Angeles burned 11,262 acres and consumed over 600 ...
LAist6y
Woolsey Fire Burning Out Of Control; All Of Malibu, Hidden Hills Ordered To Evacuate
One of the blazes, the Woolsey Fire, crossed into Los Angeles County and jumped a major roadway between the two counties early Friday. "These statewide weather conditions are predicted to remain ...
Los Angeles Times5y
Woolsey fire response hurt by poor disaster preparation, lack of firefighters, report says
Firefighters try to keep embers from spreading to houses off Wembly Avenue and Lindero Canyon Road Thursday night as the Woolsey fire rages. The report was the result of a motion by Los Angeles ...
Curbed6y
Woolsey Fire maps: See where the wildfire is burning in Ventura, Los Angeles
The Woolsey Fire broke out near Simi Valley on November 8, and, over the next two weeks, it consumed an estimated 96,949 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Today, it is largely contained.
ABC News6y
2 dead in Southern California as Woolsey Fire more than doubles in size over 24 hours
The largest of the two blazes, the Woolsey Fire, grew to 85,500 acres on Sunday after spreading south from Simi Valley in Ventura County to Agoura Hills in Los Angeles County, where the flames ...
CNN4y
A power company’s electrical equipment started one of the most destructive fires in California history
The fast-moving Woolsey Fire burned 96,949 acres in Ventura and Los Angeles counties in November 2018, destroying 1,634 structures and causing three deaths. It became one of the most destructive ...
CBS News4y
Woolsey Fire
Sep 3, 2019 Redacted Text Messages Between Mayor, Fire Chief Raising Concerns A number of text message exchanges between Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and firefighters during the Woolsey fire ...
Los Angeles Daily News6y
Woolsey fire-ravaged Malibu winery and nearby homeowners sue SCE, alleging utility started blaze that destroyed 1,600 structures
LOS ANGELES — A Malibu winery and multiple homeowners in that city are suing Southern California Edison Co., blaming the utility for their property losses from the Woolsey fire. The Los Angeles ...
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Woolsey Fire
Nov 20, 2018 Rams Honor Woolsey Fire First Responders, Borderline Victims During Chiefs Game The Los Angeles Rams used their tilt with the Kansas City Chiefs Monday night to honor first responders ...