Horse owners fled with their animals Wednesday morning as a new blaze erupted on Southern California’s parched terrain.
The wind-whipped Easy Fire, born near Easy Street in the city of Simi Valley north of Los Angeles, made a vigorous run at Ronald Reagan’s hillside presidential library, but the blaze, promptly attacked by firefighters, has so far been stopped near the edges of the landmark. Yet flames have spread over some 1,300 acres while threatening more than 7,000 homes, according to the Ventura County Fire Department (as of 11 a.m. PST).
“We were able to protect the library,” said Ventura County Fire Chief Chad Cook at a press conference. But Cook noted the entire region is still under threat. Read more…
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