Malibu Evacuated as Fire Jumps 101 Freeway Near Los Angeles
- Blazes in Los Angeles area have forced 80,000 evacuations
- Flames come days after gunman killed 12 in Thousand Oaks
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The wind-swept fires burning near Los Angeles threatens a region already reeling from a mass shooting that left 12 dead.
The blazes in Ventura and Los Angeles counties have forced more than 80,000 evacuations, including in Malibu, an enclave for the rich and famous. They’ve burned 14,000 acres and closed the 101 freeway, a major artery. And they’ve come two days after a Marine Corps veteran stormed a bar in Thousand Oaks and sprayed patrons with bullets before turning the .45-caliber handgun on himself.