A fresh wildfire ignites near the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library outside Los Angeles as extraordinarily dry, prolonged Santa Ana winds whip through the region
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - A fast-moving wildfire threatened thousands of homes and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library outside Los Angeles on Wednesday as extraordinarily dry Santa Ana winds buffeted the region, forcing meteorologists to grasp for new language to warn of the danger.
For firefighters, weather conditions could hardly be worse, with thick brush and chaparral left bone dry by lack of rain and low humidity, as fierce winds hurled flaming embers through the air to ignite spot fires ahead of advancing flames. “I don’t know if I’ve ever seen us use this warning,” said forecaster Marc Chenard. “It’s pretty bad.”Statewide, the weather service issued alerts for “critical” or “extreme” fire hazards covering more than 34,000 square miles , encompassing some 21 million people.The Easy fire in Simi Valley ignited just before dawn off a road named Easy Street and grew to 1,300 acres by late morning, fanned westward by Santa Ana winds.
By late morning, emergency crews had largely subdued flames, and the fire moved off in other directions. The fire prompted public schools and at least three college campuses in the area to cancel classes for the day.
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