The 'Post fire'—ignited near Gorman on Saturday afternoon—has already consumed over 15,610 acres and is only 8 percent contained.
As California's first major wildfire of the season continues to burn across Los Angeles and Ventura counties, residents in one city are being told to 'leave now'.The city of Santa Clarita sent out an announcement on Monday for an evacuation order on X, formerly Twitter, warning residents to leave the area as soon as possible.Read more: Emergency Funds: How to Build One and Where to Keep It'Post Incident Update as of 2:15 p.m.
'If you're in a warning area, be prepared with a 'go bag,' with overnight clothes and your cellphone, your medicines, your glasses. Have your car fueled up,' Haskett advised. 'Be ready to evacuate.'The challenges facing firefighters are immense, with the strong winds hampering their efforts to control the flames. 'When it's windy, it just sprays the water everywhere we don't need it. So that's a challenge,' Haskett explained.
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