Thousands under evacuation orders in southern California as wildfire threatens homes
Hundreds of firefighters continue to battle the wind-driven fire in the Simi Valley area as at least one home is destroyed
More than 17,000 people were under evacuation orders in southern https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/california">California on Tuesday as a https://www.theguardian.com/world/wildfires">wildfire threatened suburban homes.
The wind-driven Sandy fire was reported on Monday in the hills above Simi Valley, about 30 miles (48km) north-west of https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/los-angeles">Los Angeles.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/19/simi-valley-california-wildfire-evacuation">Continue reading...Sandy Fire spreads in California
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