Malibu hit again by Claudia Sonea

Malibu, the famous city of California, was struck on Saturday by dozens of wildfires pushed by the powerful Santa Ana winds. After the tragedy that happened a month earlier in the area due to another wave of wildfires, authorities were cautious and ordered the evacuation of more than 14,000 people. However the fire extended only on 4,720 acres since early Saturday and according to Ron Haralson, Los Angeles County fire inspector, about 40 percent of it was put off by the water-dropping helicopters deploying over the fire zone. The fire broke out along a dirt road off a paved highway and was caused by humans, said investigators' spokesman county Fire Inspector Rick Dominguez who also added that there is no prove if it was intentionally or not. However, the roadside area, considered by neighbors to be a popular spot for late-night outdoor partying by young people, was surveyed by the sheriff's deputies. Despite the fact that hundreds of firefighters and equipment from throughout the state had been positioned in Southern California for most of the week because of the predicted Santa Ana winds, more than fifty homes were destroyed Saturday by the fast-moving wildfire, while other 27 were damaged. Also fifteen helicopters and 15 airplanes, including a retardant-dropping DC-10 jumbo jet, helped on Saturday the 1,700 firefighters at the extinction of the fire. Still, the fact that Malibu is a city with houses into deep and narrow canyons along 27 miles of coast at the southern foot of the Santa Monica Mountains, does make it the pefect location for wildfire and make it harder to extinct them. In 1993 a blaze destroyed 388 structures, including 268 homes, and killed three people, while last month there was a similar incident on the 20. The fire is expected to be contained until late Tuesday, according to officials' statement. Furthermore, most of the evacuated people had to permission to return to their homes or to what was left of them. Stay connected and show your support with what ever you can towards the victims of the incident.

related story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071125/ap_on_re_us/california_wildfires;_ylt=Ai5Kz61A..n.7cS0WjaNy3es0NUE

by Claudia Sonea for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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