I have a first cousin end Thousand Oaks, part of Los Angeles. I called last night and she said that their house was not in danger right now, but they were packing things up just in case. She said it’s been really dry for the past 6 months, but before that they had a lot of rain and a lot of vegetation growth, which is all dried out now and fuel for the fire. The winds are very strong this time of year, 100 mph, and firefighters cannot use aircraft. Firefighters report the areas where they are trying to fight fires have had the water shut off. Things are looking pretty bad for Los Angeles. This morning BBC radio said that the famous Hollywood sign was in danger today.

As long as my cousin has lived in Thousand Oaks, she said she has had to evacuate twice because of threatening wildfires.

The fire has already gone through the “movie star housing zone”, Pacific Palisades.

Good luck to Los Angeles..