Evacuations underway as brush fire in Calabasas/Hidden Hills area shuts down 101 Freeway
Evacuations underway as brush fire in Calabasas/Hidden Hills area shuts down 101 Freeway
by Elizabeth Chou
The 101 Freeway is being shut down as county firefighters respond to a brush fire in the Calabasas area that authorities say is threatening structures in Hidden Hills.
Residents of that city, in the area of Las Virgenes and the 101 Freeway, were being asked to prepare for evacuation and to check the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s Twitter feed for updates.
2nd Alarm brush assignment in Calabasas, Community of Hidden Hills under direct threat be prepared to evacuate. Monitor this feed for updates. This is the #MureauFire Fire is at Mureau and Mountain View. All residents in the area of Las Virgenes & 101 Fwy prepare for Evacuations
— L.A. County Fire Department (@LACoFDPIO) October 30, 2019
As of about 10:45 a.m., the Mureau fire, which started near Mureau Road and Mountain View Drive, had chewed through five acres.
Road closures are Calabasas Road to Parkway Calabasas, and Mureau Road between Las Virgenes and Round Meadow.
There are road closures in the area, including parts of Calabasas Road and Mureau Road, according to the Lost Hills Sheriff’s Department.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
BRUSH FIRE | FS68 | Mureau Rd & Mountain View Dr #Calabasas | E68 reporting 5 acres with structures threatened. This is the #MureauFire – Requesting a #2ndAlarm assignment – #LACoFD
— L.A. County Fire Department (@LACoFDPIO) October 30, 2019
“Mureau Fire”
Brush fire in Calabasas in the area of Mureau Road/101 Freeway.
Road closures are Calabasas Road to Parkway Calabasas, and Mureau Road between Las Virgenes and Round Meadow.
Fire and deputy personnel on scene at this time.— LASD Lost Hills Stn. (@LHSLASD) October 30, 2019
All credit goes to Elizabeth Chou
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