Wildfire — Los Angeles, California

1996-10-21 to 1996-10-27 · near Malibu, Los Angeles, California

Wider weather episode

A wildfire...sparked by arcing power lines...burned over 13,000acres of land between Calabasas and Malibu. Two seperate SantaAna wind events...with wind gusts up to 70 mph...helped spread theflames toward the ocean through the week. Six homes...four mobilehomes and three vehicles were destroyed. Sixteen emergencypersonnel were injured...including fourteen firefighters.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5564248. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.