Thousands of people are worried about the fate of their homes in the Calabasas area after a fire has forced over 5,000 people to evacuate the area.
Too close for comfort. #CalabasasFire pic.twitter.com/fXN02Oq4wR
— Orly Shani (@orlyshani) June 5, 2016
According to CNN, the cause of the massive fire was due to a pickup truck that had apparently hit a power pole on Mulholland Highway around 4:15pm yesterday.
“Witnesses reported that the truck was traveling at a high rate of speed before colliding into a power pole, causing the pole to fall and a transformer to explode, thus igniting the Calabasas fire,” Deputy Jeffrey A. Gordon said.
What makes it worse is that temperatures have been in well into the 90s these past few days making it even harder to put out the flames. As of right now the damage reported is about 516 acres which includes two homes but as of this morning authorities say the inferno has been about 75% contained.
The fire is on the slope of a canyon, “which makes it very dangerous for us to do a direct attack,” Los Angeles County Deputy Fire Chief John Tripp said. “The fire is not on the road, it is halfway up the side of a mountain. That’s why we can’t let people back in their homes.”
Calabasas is known to be home to many celebrities including the Jenner/Kardashian clan, Ellen Degeneres, Toni Braxton and more.
Checkout how their reactions:
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Sending thanks to Portia's brother Michael & all the rescue workers on the scene of this dangerous fire in Calabasas pic.twitter.com/RZlAXzPWg0
— Ellen DeGeneres (@EllenDeGeneres) June 5, 2016
Firefighters and rescue teams from all over California are in Calabasas today. Unsung heroes is what they are. @MalibuSAR
— Ellen DeGeneres (@EllenDeGeneres) June 5, 2016
Thanks to all the brave firefighters, on the ground and overhead. Appreciate what you do to keep us safe 🙏🏽❤️ God bless #CalabasasFire
— Khloé (@khloekardashian) June 5, 2016
thanks to the brave firefighters in Calabasas I still have a house 2 watch #GameofThrones 2nite #calabasasfire https://t.co/YhkUvQfATk
— Eric Benét (@ebenet) June 5, 2016
Need to express my gratitude towards the brave firefighters who keep us safe. Scary day yesterday and they are still going.🙏🏼#CalabasasFire
— Kourtney Kardashian (@kourtneykardash) June 5, 2016
Celebrated the end of the Calabasas fire today with shots of fireball. Lol… #turnup #Calabasasmomlife
— Kendra Wilkinson (@KendraWilkinson) June 5, 2016
While some of the evacuations have been lifted the Topanga Canyon is still under watch. Lets chat below!
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Source:http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/05/us/calabasas-fire/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
