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Wildfire In Malibu Explodes To 200 Acres Amid Dangerous Winds, Evacuations Issued
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
10
First seen
Oct 15, 10:05 AM PDT
updated Oct 20, 9:00 AM PDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by KTLA 5, KNBC and 8 others, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
The Bryson Fire in Malibu reached full containment after earlier threatening 100 structures and prompting evacuations, KTTV and KTLA 5 reported. Evacuation orders were lifted as Malibu schools reopened, according to the Santa Monica Daily Press.
Written by our system from the sources below (10), version 16, Oct 20, 9:14 AM PDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Bryson Fire evacuation orders lifted as Malibu schools reopen · Santa Monica Daily Press
- Bryson Fire in Malibu reaches 74% containment as crews make steady progress · KNBC
- As Bryson fire reignites trauma in Malibu, neighbors lean on one another · Lodi News-Sentinel
- As Bryson fire reignites trauma in Malibu, neighbors lean on one another · Los Angeles Times
- First Responders Making Steady Progress on Bryson Fire in Malibu · Los Angeles County government
- Malibu Bryson Fire reaches full containment · KTTV
- Wind-driven Bryson Fire burning in Malibu forces evacuations, threatens 100 structures · KTLA 5
- 10/15, 11PM - Evacuation Warnings in place for MAL-C113 and MAL-C114 in Malibu due to a rapidly growing brush fire. Prepare to evacuate. · Malibu city
- Fire races through brush in Malibu, prompting evacuation Warnings · KESQ-TV
- Crews continue to tamp down Bryson Fire near Malibu. Containment at 83% · KPCC
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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