California state's utility PG&E said it has returned power to nearly all of its residents impacted by a voluntary shutdown, but residents watch as a massive wildfire continue to grow in size
LOS ANGELES - A fierce, wind-driven wildfire swept through foothills and canyons along the northern edge of Los Angeles on Friday, engulfing homes, closing roads and devouring acres of dry brush and chaparral as 100,000 residents were forced to flee.
California Governor Gavin Newsom declared localized emergencies on Friday for the counties of Los Angeles and Riverside, which was dealing with a smaller blaze than the one in Los Angeles. “This is a very dynamic fire,” Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas told reporters, urging residents in harm’s way to heed evacuation orders. “Do not wait to leave.”Los Angeles County Fire Chief Deputy Dave Richardson cautioned that an apparent lull in fire activity on Friday afternoon should not create a false sense of security.Some 23,000 homes and around 100,000 residents were under mandatory evacuation orders from the Saddleridge fire early on Friday.
The community of Porter Ranch remained under mandatory evacuation orders. The upscale suburb lies adjacent to a natural gas storage field where a wellhead rupture caused a massive methane leak in 2015 that forced nearby residents from their homes on and off for months. [L3N26W3ZR] Mountains and other areas in Los Angeles and Ventura counties were under a “red flag” alert for heightened fire danger until Saturday evening, the National Weather Service said.
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