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Red Flag Warning, Dangerous Fire Conditions For Malibu From 6AM Thurs, 10/16 Through 10PM Fri, 10/17 Due To Santa Ana Winds

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

3

First seen

Oct 13, 6:38 PM PDT

updated Oct 16, 7:20 AM PDT

Topic

Government

Reported by Malibu city, Los Angeles Times and KTTV, not yet confirmed.

What Happened

The Bryson Fire in Malibu spread to 200+ acres amid Santa Ana winds and power shutoffs, KTTV reported, while crews worked to battle the blaze, the Los Angeles Times reported. Meanwhile, Malibu city announced a Red Flag warning with dangerous fire conditions for the area from 6AM Thurs, 10/15 through 10PM Fri, 10/16 due to Santa Ana winds.

Written by our system from the sources below (3), version 3, Oct 16, 8:08 AM PDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

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How It Unfolded

Oct 13, 5:41 PM PDT · first source seen

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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How We Decided

Oct 13, 5:54 PM PDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 13, 10:50 PM PDTPublished: Decided by our rules.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.