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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.

Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once

Malibu fire spreads to 100 acres and triggers evacuations · Santa Monica Daily PressOct 15, 9:19 PM PDT
First Responders Making Steady Progress on Bryson Fire in Malibu · Los Angeles County governmentOct 16, 12:10 PM PDT
As Bryson fire reignites trauma in Malibu, neighbors lean on one another · Lodi News-Sentinel · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 17, 3:22 PM PDT
Bryson Fire evacuation orders lifted as Malibu schools reopen · Santa Monica Daily PressOct 20, 9:00 AM PDT

How It Unfolded

Oct 15, 5:48 PM PDT · first source seen

Official Confirmation

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

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Los Angeles County and its neighbours, as they are right now. The event is placed on the county; it is not drawn as a point.

How We Decided

Oct 15, 6:02 PM PDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.