New wildfire 'Easy Fire' breaks out northwest of LA
- 5 years ago
California continues to suffer from wildfires, including the latest one to spring up ,Easy Fire, just northwest of LA.
The fast-moving brush fire erupted near Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley on Wednesday morning, local time.
Around 365-thousand homes and businesses were without electricity after Pacific Gas & Electric shut off power to millions of homes to prevent further blazes.
As a result, the National Weather Service issued its first-ever "extreme red flag warning" for much of LA and Ventura counties.
It added powerful winds of up to 130 kilometers an hour will sweep southern California until Wednesday night.
The fast-moving brush fire erupted near Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley on Wednesday morning, local time.
Around 365-thousand homes and businesses were without electricity after Pacific Gas & Electric shut off power to millions of homes to prevent further blazes.
As a result, the National Weather Service issued its first-ever "extreme red flag warning" for much of LA and Ventura counties.
It added powerful winds of up to 130 kilometers an hour will sweep southern California until Wednesday night.