A DAYLONG BATTLE TO SAVE LIVES, PROPERTY ROADS, SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED.Byline: Daily News With thousands of acres scorched scorch v. scorched, scorch·ing, scorch·es v.tr. 1. To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of. See Synonyms at burn1. 2. across the Southland as of late Sunday, motorists can expect new challenges today with the closure of dozens of roads, routes and schools. More than 1,200 acres burned in the Malibu area as of late Sunday as winds blew hot embers and knocked down power lines. Meanwhile, more than 10,000 acres had burned across Canyon Country. The flames forced officials late Sunday to close dozens of routes in both regions as they battled to bring the blazes under control. In Malibu, road closures included Malibu Canyon Road between Pacific Coast Highway Pacific Coast Highway may refer to:
In the Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, region, road closures included Agua Dulce Agua Dulce is Spanish for "sweet water". It also refers to various locations: In Mexico:
Meanwhile, Pepperdine University's campus in Malibu -- virtually surrounded Sunday by the conflagration -- was set to be closed today. Viewpoint School  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . in Calabasas is closed as well as several Santa Clarita schools. It's unclear when roads will reopen, but for the latest news and information go to www.dailynews.com. What's closed More than 1,200 acres burned in the Malibu area as of late Sunday as winds blew hot embers and knocked down power lines, forcing evacuations and road closings. It's unknown when the roads will reopen. For the latest news and information, go to www.dailynews.com. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS: Big Rock Drive Carbon Canyon Road Carbon Mesa Road Malibu Colony Malibu Road Monte Nido Drive Monte Vista Monte Vista can refer to
Power Horn Ranch Road Puerco Canyon Road Rambla Pacifico Sweetwater Canyon Road VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS: Corral corral a small fenced-in enclosure with high, wooden fences, suitable for holding cattle or horses. corral system a management system in which range cattle are put into corrals and fed hay for a period when the environment is most Canyon Road Sunset Mesa northern Topanga Canyon Boulevard ROAD CLOSURES: Malibu Canyon Road is closed between Pacific Coast Highway and Piuma Road. Most of Pacific Coast Highway is closed between Kanan Dume Road and Topanga Canyon Boulevard. Agua Dulce at Sierra Highway. Copper Hill at San Francisquito Sierra Highway and Bouquet Canyon at David Way Sierra Highway and Bouquet Canyon at Vasquez. OTHER CLOSINGS: Pepperdine University's campus in Malibu is closed today, but its other graduate centers remain open in Encino, West Los Angeles
Viewpoint School in Calabasas is closed. CAPTION(S): 5 photos, 5 boxes Photo: (1 -- 2) A passer-by documents the charred landscape along Malibu Canyon Road, left, after a wind-driven fire swept through the area Sunday. Below, a firefighter battles flames in high winds at one of the homes destroyed on Carvel carvel: see caravel. Drive near Camp Plenty in Canyon Country on Sunday evening. (3) Malibu residents cover their faces, seeking relief from the smoke Sunday morning. (4) A helicopter, right, flies ahead of flames in the Santa Rosa Valley fire Sunday morning between the cities of Camarillo and Moorpark. (5) A man jumps from the wall of a home on Boulder Crest Court as flames approach the backyard of a home in Canyon Country. PHOTOS BY DAVID CRANE, ERNESTO ELIZARRARAZ, HANS GUTKNECHT AND ANDY ANDY Andrew ANDY US Popular Abbreviation for Andrews AFB HOLZMAN Box: (1) What's closed (see text) (2) MANDATORY EVACUATIONS (see text) (3) VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS (see text) (4) ROAD CLOSURES (see text) (5) OTHER CLOSINGS (see text) |
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