No homes had burned and the fire was heading southward into Angeles National Forest and away from densely populated areas north of it in Santa Clarita, which has about 180,000 residents.
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The Los Angeles Fire Department sent a water-dropping helicopter to join 4 from the county fire department, 8 fixed-wing firefighting aircraft were also called in to attack the raging wildfire.
Los Angeles County sheriff’s Lt. Rob Hahnlein said the body was reported shortly after 7:30 p.m. Saturday outside a home on Iron Canyon Road in Santa Clarita. So far the blaze is zero percent contained. Flames threatened roughly 1,500 homes and some structures have been destroyed, according to KABC. “There are a few animals that are still coming out, but they have ceased evacuation of the rest of the animals, as they have been deemed safe”.
“The Waystation has been saved”, the update said.
“One wind shift and this whole place could be gone in half an hour”, one person who left his home, Chris Freeman, told NBC News. “Non-school related sports organizations for children and adults are advised to cancel outdoor practices and competitions in areas where there is visible smoke, soot, or ash, or where there is an odor of smoke”.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Wildfires burned out of control Saturday in mountains north of Los Angeles and near Big Sur on California’s scenic Central Coast, posing a threat to 2,000 homes and a sanctuary for exotic animals which was being evacuated, authorities said.
Sun over WeHo, obscured by smoke from the Santa Clarita Valley fire.
In different conditions, firefighters might have been able to stop the fire at the ridge before it grew too large, Osby said. Ninety percent of wildfires are caused by humans, he said. Temperatures are expected to reach highs of 108ºF (42ºC). “They face extreme dry fuels that haven’t burned in several decades and very rugged terrain that’s very unsafe for both the firefighters and for the public”.
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“In the area close to Santa Barbara, “sundowner” winds kept temperatures in the upper 80s to mid-90s overnight”, said weather.com meteorologist Jonathan Belles.
