In an ominous new warning, the National Weather Service issued a rare “extreme red flag warning” for Southern California through Thursday evening, saying winds could top 80 mph and be the strongest in more than a decade
., which broke out shortly after 1:30 a.m. Monday along the 405 Freeway near the Getty Center and quickly spread into tony neighborhoods. A day after it sparked, the blaze had charred 658 acres, burned several homes and sent thousands of residents fleeing in the dark. The fire was 5% contained as of early Tuesday.
“Our focus was taking full advantage of those conditions overnight,” said Margaret Stewart, a Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman.With about 1,100 firefighters battling the blaze, crews’ main objective Tuesday will be to boost containment ahead of extreme Santa Ana winds set to arrive overnight and into early Wednesday. The gusts are expected to be the worst the region has seen this season, said LAFD Chief Ralph Terrazas.to support our journalism.
“It only takes one ember to blow downwind to start another fire,” Terrazas said. “We’re very concerned about tonight’s wind event.”For that reason, fire officials say mandatory evacuations for thousands of residents — east of Temescal Canyon Road, north of Sunset Boulevard, south of Mulholland Drive and west of the 405 Freeway — will remain in effect.
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