Fast-moving Easy fire burns 400 acres, triggers evacuations in Simi Valley near Reagan Library

A large brush fire erupted in Simi Valley early Wednesday and was quickly burning toward neighborhoods, triggering mandatory evacuations amid strong Santa Ana winds. EasyFire

. Thick smoke choked the hillside where the 125,000-square-foot complex — a repository of records and artifacts from the Reagan administration — is perched among dense brush. Flames burned on either side but the library has not sustained damage, officials said.Video footage from the scene showed wind-whipped flames rapidly consuming a large swath of hillside in the area as residents fled from their homes. All Simi Valley public schools were closed because of the fire.

The new fires come amid dangerous weather conditions and the threat of more power blackouts as utility companies attempt to reduce wildfire risk. Relative humidity levels are expected to fall to as low as 4% — critically dry, parching rain-starved vegetation and making it even more prone to ignition.

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