CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) – A fast-moving brush fire sweeping through hills northwest of downtown Los Angeles has damaged homes and prompted neighborhood evacuations.
The blaze is one of several that erupted late Saturday afternoon in Calabasas and West Hills. The West Hills blaze is out but those in Calabasas have combined to torch 200 acres in a matter of hours.
The fire is burning along ridgelines and has damaged some homes and outbuildings at a preschool.
Several dozen homes have been ordered evacuated.
Temperatures are in the mid-90s. Smoke from the fire can be seen for miles.
Los Angeles County fire dispatcher Cindy Marshall says some 200 firefighters are battling the flames along with water-dropping helicopters. More aircraft have been ordered.
Authorities say the blaze may have started when a car hit a pole, knocking down a power line.