Calif. fire burns 3 structures in Malibu

[babylonsister]

Per Scarborough, 10 homes are now burning, but no link yet.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/nation/4455981.html

Jan. 8, 2007, 7:33PM
Calif. fire burns 3 structures in Malibu

© 2007 The Associated Press


MALIBU, Calif. — A fire fanned by Santa Ana winds burned three structures as it spread over two acres Monday, authorities said.

About 100 firefighters were en route to the blaze at West Pacific Coast Highway and Malibu Canyon Road, said Los Angeles County fire Inspector Ron Haralson.

It was not clear what type of structures were ablaze, he said. Winds were blowing at 21 mph when the blaze erupted about 5 p.m.

[XemaSab]

1. It's time for some real rain

We thought it was going to happen last week, but nothing yet. :P

[babylonsister]

2. Tis the season there, right? My sisters live in So. Cal, and

if I recall, they/you do get the spring showers, especially during an El Nino. I do remember homes sliding down hills during the last one.

[XemaSab]

8. Most of California gets winter rain

But when it starts really depends on how far north you are. :shrug:

[Suich]

3. Are the Santa Ana's a problem all year long?

Or is it more because it's so dry?

:hi:

[XemaSab]

5. They usually blow in the autumn and early winter

And they don't blow because it's dry, but it's dry because they blow. :D

[brook]

10. 200 miles North here

the winds were brutal today. The weather is totally weird - froze over the weekend and roasted today. They're forecasting a drop from 74 or so to 58-60 mid-week.

Maybe it's time for the Flat Earthers to stop poo-pooing Global Warming and Climate Change? Ya think?

Edited to add link to past Malibu fires- I lived there on Big Rock Beach 1965-70.

Malibu Fires

[EFerrari]

20. The report says "low humidity". On the coast?

I don't remember any "low humidity" days when I lived in Sta Monica. :shrug:

[brook]

21. Darlin'

It's been drier than a republican's heart the last couple of days.

[XemaSab]

22. That's the Santa Anas

Dry inland air blowing offshore.

[villager]

6. excarbated by our "weird" (i.e., "inevitable") weather...

dry season is extended, unusual sustained winds during a late winter drought, etc.

And no rain at all...

[goforit]

4. Saw it on Oberman.....WOW!!! huge fires!

[MADem]

7. I said in the SOMALIA thread that it has been one helluva busy day today

Between the stink in NYC and NJ, and the scare at the Miami Port, and then Somalia, and now this...it's like ALL BREAKING NEWS, ALL THE TIME.

Shit, what else could happen to make that breaking news banner a fixture...please, people, lock up your young blondes!!!!!

[kestrel91316]

9. I'm just over the hill from Malibu. Fires in January, Santa Anas in

January are just plain WEIRD. And I have been here 25 years, so I have seen most variations of our weather.

[babylonsister]

11. Did the Santa Anas blow during the last 'el nino'? I remember

lots of rain...

[villager]

12. I don't remember "cold Santa Anas" like we had this time...

n/t

[kestrel91316]

15. They keep telling us it's an El Nino year, and I keep saying

"The hell it is!!!!"........... El Nino my a--. Windy and DRYYYYYYYY, 8% humidity or less, windy as hell for days and weeks on end. Not a drop of rain (except for the fake storms we had).

[babylonsister]

17. OK, you convinced me. But you might stand by for lots of rain soon.

Or not. Who knows? Just stay safe.

[hang a left]

18. Doesn't el nino have to do with the ocean temp being much

higher than normal in the Pacific which causes more rain. We have had some rain this year. More than usual for this time of year as far as I remember. Today it was hot and windy typical Santa Ana conditions. Last week I froze my butt off.

[Shakespeare]

19. Santa Anas in January aren't weird at all.

And I've lived here several years, too. Granted, we should be getting more rain, but the winds are pretty normal.

[kestrel91316]

25. True - we do always get nasty winds on the heels of our winter cold/rainy

fronts. I just don't think of them as Santa Anas if it's COLD.

Don't you wish for once we could see breezes (not gales) and that they were from some direction other than out of the desert???? LOL

[trashcanistanista]

13. 10 homes and 10 acres burned now

according to KCRA/Sac news at 6:30. Oceanview properties. This is right across the street from Pepperdine. They are fighting it by air at night.

[Richard D]

14. 10 houses now.

Fortunately this started near the ocean, so the damage was limited.

[Shakespeare]

16. Los Angeles area DUers--Channel 7 is staying live on the air with this.

Nasty brush fire--to be so relatively small, it's done quite a bit of damage. :-(

[Algorem]

23. God's goin after them Hollywierd lefties now,boy,

He's pissed about that election,boy.




Are the 2 1/2 Men OK?

[rocktivity]

24. What do they mean, it's "not clear what type of structures were ablaze?"

It's Malibu, California! Don't they know which buildings are which? Don't they have addresses?

Which reminds me of a great story: A couple of city planners in an office tower overlooking Harlem spotted some guys breaking into an apartment building through the door on the roof. All they had to do was whip out their city maps, pinpoint the building, and call the cops, who were ready and waiting then the theives stepped out the front door!

:headbang:
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