Fires erupt in Southern California

Flames light up the early morning darkness on Las Virgenes Canyon Road.
(Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)


(Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Firefighters use water-dropping helicopters to battle the Canyon Fire near Pepperdine University in Malibu. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Flames tear through a structure. (Genaro Molina/ Los Angeles Times)

A burning deck and structure on the beach in Malibu. (Stephen Osman / Los Angeles Times)




Just above the sand on the 25000 block of Malibu Road, an L.A . County firefighter battles to save two homes.(Al Seib/ Los Angeles Times)

Malibu Colony resident Takuji Masuda yells to a friend to come help water down a neighbor's beachfront deck.(Brian Vander Brug/ Los Angeles Times)


(Stephen Osman / Los Angeles Times)

(Richard Hartog/Los Angeles Times)

A chandelier sways in the wind at Castle Kashan in the hills of Malibu. The castle was destroyed by the blaze. (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)

Numerous works of art were lost in the fire at Castle Kashan, which was listed at $17 million earlier this year. (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)

Malibu landmark Castle Kashan is fully engulfed in flames.(Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)




Firefighters tackle spot fires on the hillsides adjacent to Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu.
(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

(Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Firefighters look for places to attack the blaze as structures burn on Las Virgenes Canyon Road.(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Flames engulf Malibu Presbyterian Church. Important items were safely removed from the hilltop structure, including boxes of documents and computers.
(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

(Stephen Osman / Los Angeles Times)


Geronimo Ruiz sprays fire retardant on the house of Jeffrey Katzenberg, chief executive of movie company DreamWorks SKG. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) October 21, 2007

As the fire makes its way down a hillside toward a structure on PCH, firefighters scramble to reposition themselves. Their efforts paid off: They were able to knock down the flames and save the structure. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) October 21, 2007

A flurry of fire retardant sprayed from a helicopter heads toward a structure on Pacific Coast Highway. Firefighters were able to save the building.(Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) October 21, 2007

Residents of Camp Plenty Road in Canyon Country water down a home as flames sweep through the area. The blaze also gutted cars.(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)October 21, 2007


Orange County Fire Authority firefighter Bernie Brawner walks the fire line near Portola Parkway and Sand Canyon Avenue in Irvine, where a fast-moving blaze swept out of the hills and moved along the 241 toll road near the 133 Freeway.
(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
October 21, 2007


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