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These Images Show How Bad The SoCal Fires Are Today
The Woolsey Fire approaches homes on Nov. 9, 2018 in Malibu. About 75,000 homes have been evacuated in Los Angeles and Ventura counties due to two fires in the region. (David McNew/Getty Images)
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Fires have been burning in several parts of Southern California today. Here are photos, video, and satellite imagery showing just how bad it is. You can also see more photos of the destruction here.
@lacofireairops touching down at our Zuma Beach Landing Zone. Currently the Zuma Beach parking lots are being used as a staging area for Fire Apparatus as well as an evacuation site for Large Animals. Remember to heed the warnings of all emergency personnel in the area. Stay safe pic.twitter.com/IjWqlSnNlG
— LACoLifeguards (@LACoLifeguards) November 9, 2018
Horses are spooked as the Woolsey Fire moves through the property on Cornell Road near Paramount Ranch on Nov. 9, 2018 in Agoura Hills. About 75,000 homes have been evacuated in Los Angeles and Ventura counties due to two fires in the region. (Matthew Simmons/Getty Images)
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A firefighter keeps watch as the wildfire burns a home near Malibu Lake in Malibu, Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. About two-thirds of the city of Malibu was ordered evacuated early Friday as a ferocious wildfire roared toward the beachside community that is home to about 13,000 residents, some of them Hollywood celebrities. (Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP)
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The Woolsey Fire burns towards Paramount Ranch on Nov. 9, 2018 in Agoura Hills. (Photo by Matthew Simmons/Getty Images)
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Firefighters from various departments work to protect structures as the Woolsey Fire moves through the property on Cornell Road near Paramount Ranch on Nov. 9, 2018 in Agoura Hills. About 75,000 homes have been evacuated in Los Angeles and Ventura counties due to two fires in the region. (Photo by Matthew Simmons/Getty Images)
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Strong winds blow smoke horizontally over the the Santa Monica Mountains and the Pacific Ocean over the city of Malibu, far distance, in Southern California, seen from the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles Friday morning, Nov. 9, 2018. The director of the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services says fires across California have forced 157,000 people from their homes. The fire near the Northern California town of Paradise has grown to nearly 110 square miles. Another fire northwest of Los Angeles has been swept southward toward the ocean by strong Santa Ana winds. Evacuation orders were issued for residents of the beachside community of Malibu. (Reed Saxon/AP)
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Firefighters push a vehicle from a garage as the Woolsy fire burning a home near Malibu Lake in Malibu, Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. About two-thirds of the city of Malibu was ordered evacuated early Friday as a ferocious wildfire roared toward the beachside community that is home to about 13,000 residents, some of them Hollywood celebrities. (Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP)
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Smoke from the #HillFire and the #WoolseyFire in Southern California can be seen in this view from #GOESEast. The two wildfires have already scorched some 14,000 acres in Ventura County, California. More imagery: https://t.co/i4akzvdNuX pic.twitter.com/qlTNMXpBZ3
— NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) November 9, 2018
The Woolsey Fire is seen looking towards the west valley area on Nov. 9, 2018 in Porter Ranch. About 75,000 homes have been evacuated in Los Angeles and Ventura counties due to two fires in the region. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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The #WoolseyFire jumped the 101 last night and is headed for the coast. Evacuation orders for #Malibu and you can see the fire moving closer to the beach on our County Line cam (https://t.co/lNUiiDr5h1). More details on coastal impacts coming soon. pic.twitter.com/FrDkdBP5Vv
— Surfline (@surfline) November 9, 2018
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Flames from a wildfire burn a portion of Griffith Park in Los Angeles, Nov. 9, 2018. Staff at the Los Angeles Zoo, which is located in the park, were preparing animals to be evacuated. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)
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A wildfire burns a home near Malibu Lake in Malibu, Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. About two-thirds of the city of Malibu was ordered evacuated early Friday as a ferocious wildfire roared toward the beachside community that is home to about 13,000 residents, some of them Hollywood celebrities. (Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP)
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Smoke from the Ventura County fires as seen from the GOES East satellite. #HillFire #WoolseyFire #CAwx from CIMSS SSEC Univ of Wisconsin-Madison pic.twitter.com/jlvlSgVW22
— NWS Los Angeles (@NWSLosAngeles) November 9, 2018
The Hill Fire burns near Thousand Oaks on Thursday, Nov. 8. (Photo by Dan Brockett)
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