12-5-2017
3rd Southern California wildfire breaks out
CBS News 2 hours 38 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES — A third Southern California wildfire has broken out on the northern edge of Los Angeles, sweeping across 200 acres and forcing the closure of a major stretch of freeway. Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby said the fire in Santa Clarita started at about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. CBS Los Angeles reports that officials named it the Rye Fire. Flames were burning in light to medium fuels amid wind gusts as much as 30 miles per hour, authorities said. The I-5 Freeway was closed in both directions due to the fire, CBS Los Angeles reported. The fire appeared to be linked to a power outage that left the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station’s 911 system offline, authorities said. The Sylmar …
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