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11/9/18 KCSN News at 3:30 - Fire Update

Daily Sundial Podcast
Daily Sundial Podcast
Episode • Nov 9, 2018
KCSN anchor Veronica Barriga has the latest on the fires affecting Ventura County and northern California.

The fast-moving Woolsey Fire has burned more than 14,000 acres.

Malibu is under evacuation orders. Law enforcement has opened all four lanes of PCH for southbound traffic. People living in Topanga Canyon Zones 1 thru 6 are asked to evacuate north to the San Fernando Valley. Zones 7, 8, and 9 go southbound on PCH toward the 10.

Monte Nido and Hidden Hills are also being evacuated.

The fire started Thursday afternoon in the Rocky Peak area west of Chatsworth. The winds helped flames race southwest toward the 101 late Thursday night -- jumping the freeway early Friday morning. The 101 remains closed from Valley Circle Boulevard in Woodland Hills to Reyes Adobe in Agoura Hills.

Cal State Northridge graduate Jonathan Gonzalez is now with NBC4. He posted Instagram videos before and after flames raced up a hill where he and his cameraman were reporting.

The National Park Service says flames have destroyed the iconic Western Town at Paramount Ranch. It's been used in T-V shows and movies for decades -- most recently in Westworld on H-B-O.

Will Smith posted videos on social media showing how close the fire is to his house.

The so-called Hill Fire has burned about 6,000 acres. People living in the following areas are under mandatory evacuation orders: Point Mugu Naval Base, Camarillo Springs, Vallecito Trailer Park, Cal State Channel Islands, Dos Vientos and South Coast.

A fire near Chico -- in northern California -- has burned 70,000 acres. It's just five-percent contained. Several deaths have been reported in the town of Paradise.

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