Malibu's Bryson fire reaches 5% containment, Cal Fire says
Crews have contained 5% of the Bryson fire in Malibu, Cal Fire said Friday. Deadline and the Santa Monica Mirror gave the same figure late Thursday. People in two zones are still under orders to leave, and the Henderson fire at Camp Pendleton is still at 1,404 acres.
Firefighters have contained 5% of the Bryson fire in Malibu, Cal Fire said in a Friday morning update, which listed the fire at 200 acres. Deadline and the Santa Monica Mirror reported 5% containment late Thursday, citing incident commanders. NBC Los Angeles had reported 0% containment earlier Thursday evening.
Deadline put the fire at more than 146 acres as of 11:30 p.m. PT Thursday, and the Santa Monica Mirror cited a mapped figure of 146.2 acres from the Watch Duty app. Cal Fire has listed it at 200 acres since Thursday night.
Evacuation orders were still in place Friday for two zones, KAN-U017 and SYC-U016-A, which include Zuma and Trancas canyons, Cal Fire and the Santa Monica Mirror said. Twelve more zones were under evacuation warnings, Cal Fire listed. A shelter was open at Agoura High School. Southern California Edison cut power to central and west Malibu to lower the fire risk, the Santa Monica Mirror reported.
At Camp Pendleton in San Diego County, Cal Fire still listed the Henderson fire at 1,404 acres on Friday, with no containment figure. A temporary center at Paige Field House was housing Marines and sailors displaced by evacuations in the Las Flores area, Cal Fire said. The fire caused power outages and briefly closed Interstate 5 on Thursday before the freeway reopened, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Hot, dry Santa Ana winds drove both fires Thursday. The Bryson fire was reported just before 5 p.m. PT near Mulholland Highway and Encinal Canyon Road, NBC Los Angeles reported. No structures had been lost and no injuries had been reported in Malibu as of Thursday, officials told NBC Los Angeles. About 62,000 Southern California Edison customers were without power late Thursday, the Times reported. A red flag warning was expected to stay in effect for most valleys and coasts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties until 8 p.m. PT Saturday, NBC Los Angeles reported.
What we know: The Bryson fire is 5% contained, and the Henderson fire is still listed at 1,404 acres.
What we don't: When crews will fully contain either fire, or how much more ground they could burn as winds return.
Where outlets agree Cal Fire, Deadline and the Santa Monica Mirror all report that the Bryson fire is 5% contained.
Where they differ Cal Fire lists the Bryson fire at 200 acres, while Deadline put it at more than 146 acres late Thursday.