Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Southern California Wildfires - Day 1

Fires erupt in Southern California

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

Firefighters on Las Virgenes Canyon Road this morning. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)

High winds sent palm trees leaning into the smoky sky on Las Virgenes Canyon Road.
(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)

Beachfront homes and decks burn at houses on Malibu Road. ( Stephen Osman / Los Angeles Times)

An aerial view of Malibu from the northeast as brushfires rage. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)Malibu resident Jim Palmer covers his face from the wind-driven smoke from the Canyon Fire in Malibu Canyon this morning.(Brian Vander Brug / 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)


Firefighters spray the Malibu Grooming Company to save it from approaching flames Sunday afternoon. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

A Jaguar burns on Pacific Coast Highway near Malibu Canyon Road.
(Stephen Osman / Los Angeles Times)

Luke Schroder, 14, turns back to look at the smoke-filled sky in Malibu.
(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)

Malibu resident April Arrandt races away from a vehicle fire on Pacific Coast Highway. It was not her car.(Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)

The dining room of a beachfront home on Malibu Road burns. (Stephen Osman / Los Angeles Times)

A structure burns on Malibu Canyon Road.(Stephen Osman / Los Angeles Times)

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

The towering cross at the entrance of Pepperdine University is surrounded by smoke and fire.
(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

A sign at the Malibu Presbyterian Church still stands as firefighters try to save structures.
(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)

A firefighter climbs onto a structure as Malibu Presbyterian Church burns.
(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

An Airstream camper is dwarfed by approaching flames on Carbon Canyon property in Malibu.
(Stephen Osman / Los Angeles Times)

Danica Perez stands in the smoke and wind as firefighters try to keep the blaze from crossing PCH. Perez's home is on the ocean side of the highway. (Genaro Molina / 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

Spectators watch from Irvine Center Drive and Sand Canyon Avenue as the fire, driven by high winds, sweeps through the hills above Irvine. The fire had burned 3,800 acres in the Limestone Canyon Regional Park area.(Mark Boster / 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


Redlands Fire Capt. Rob Sandberg fastens a hose clamp as crews try to save burning homes on Juniper Lane in Green Valley Lake. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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