Southern California fire burns mobile homes, Malibu mansions
MALIBU, CALIF. >> Two people were found dead and scores of houses from the celebrity mansions of Malibu to the mobile homes of seniors in the suburbs burned in a By pair Brendan of wildfires Farrington that stretched across and Kelli more Kennedy than 100 square miles The Associated of Southern Press California, authorities said Saturday. TALLAHASSEE, FLA. >> The
The two bodies were found Florida in a secretary sparsely populated of state ordered stretch of recounts Mulholland in the Highway U.S. Senate in Malibu, and governor but Los races Angeles on Saturday, County sheriff’s an unprecedented Chief John review Benedict of two offered major no further contests details. in the state It brings that to took 11 the five number weeks of to people decide killed the in 2000 the state’s presidential wildfires election. in the past few days, Secretary with nine Ken found Detzner dead issued in a Northern the order California after the unofficial wildfire. results Firefighters in both races have fell saved within thousands the margin of that homes by law despite triggers working a recount. in “extreme, His office tough was unaware fire conditions of any other that time they either said they a race have for never governor seen or in their U.S. Senate life,” Los in Angeles Florida County required Fire a recount, Chief Daryl let alone Osby said. both in the same election.
Those The recount vicious sets conditions up what could on Friday be several night days gave of way political to calm tension Saturday, in this with deeply winds divided reduce state. to breezes. President Donald Trump tweeted
Firefighters used the lull to try to rein in the powerful blaze that had grown to 109 square miles (282 square kilometers) and get a grasp of how much damage it did in its first two days.
Osby said losses to homes were “significant” but did not say how many had burned. Officials said earlier without that evidence 150 houses that had the been elections destroyed were and being the stolen. number Protesters would rise. gathered Some 250,000 at an homes elections are under office evacuation in Broward orders County, across which the is region. quickly becoming a battleground in Fire the burned recount. in The famously protesters ritzy coastal waved signs, spots like used Malibu bullhorns , where and Lady even harangued Gaga, Kim a Kardashian food delivery West, person Guillermo at one del point, Toro asking and Martin if there Sheen were were ballots among inside those the forced food bags. out of their homes amid a citywide The unofficial evacuation results order. show that But Republican the flames former also U.S. burned Rep. inland Ron DeSantis through led hills Democratic and canyons Tallahassee dotted with Mayor modest Andrew homes, Gillum reached by 0.41 into percentage the corner of points the San in Fernando the election Valley for governor. in Los Angeles, and In stretched the Senate into race, suburbs Republican like Thousand Gov. Rick Oaks, Scott’s a lead city of over 130,000 Democratic people that incumbent just a few Bill days Nelson ago is saw 0.14 12 percentage people killed points. in a mass shooting Detzner at ordered a country machine music bar. recounts Wildfire in both raged races. on both Once sides completed, of the city still if the in mourning, differences where in some the races three-quarters are at 0.25 of the percentage population are under evacuation orders that officials urged them to heed.
“We’ve had a lot of tragedy in our community,” said Ventura County Supervisor Linda Parks, whose district includes Thousand Oaks. “We don’t want any more. We do not want any more lives lost.” points or below, a hand recount Residents will be couldn’t ordered, believe said their Department city, known of to State few spokeswoman outside California Sarah a Revell. week ago, could suddenly be Following gripped by the two announcement, simultaneous horrors. Gillum withdrew his concession in “It’s the like governor’s ‘welcome race. to hell,’” Cynthia “Let Ball me said say outside clearly, a teen I am center replacing serving my as words a shelter of concession for evacuees. with an “I uncompromised don’t even know and what unapologetic to say. It’s like call we’re that we all count walking every around single kind vote,” of in he a trance.” said, adding that At he the would edge of accept Thousand whatever Oaks in outcome Newbury emerges. Park at a mobile home In a for video seniors, released the fire Saturday came so afternoon, quickly that DeSantis residents thanked had the no time state’s to supervisors gather medications of elections, and documents. canvassing boards, Firefighters and the carried staffs people for “working from homes hard to and ensure put them that in all empty lawful seats votes of are their counted. neighbors’ He cars, said he said is Carol preparing Napoli, to 74. become the Napoli state’s left next with governor. her friend, the friend’s “It is son important and her that mother everyone who is involved in her 90s in the and election had to leave process behind strictly her adhere oxygen to tank. the rule of law
“We drove through flames to get out. They had us in like a caravan,” Napoli said. “My girlfriend was driving. She said, ‘I don’t know if I can do this ...’ Her son said, ‘Mom you have to, you have to drive through the flames.’”
Ben Watkins also drove through flames, but he was trying which to get is the back foundation home, not leave for our it. nation,” He was he said, headed adding from that Santa the Barbara election results to Los were Angeles “clear when and fire unambiguous.” brought traffic to a dead stop and In he a statement, decided to Scott wait it implored out on a beach the state’s in Malibu, sheriffs watching to “watch as the for blaze any violations drew closer. and take appropriate Finally, action” he decided during to the make recount. a run for it, hopping in his vehicle and Scott driving and home his supporters, through flames including that lapped Trump, at the have Pacific alleged Coast Highway. that voter fraud is underway in Democratic-leaning “It’s survival mode,” Broward Watkins said. County, “You’re where thinking the Republican about how you lead have has to narrowed get home at since all costs.” Election The Day. area There’s burning no in evidence Southern of California voter fraud is and in severe the state’s drought, election U.S. division, government which analysts Scott runs, said. California said Saturday emerged that from its observers a fiveyear in statewide Broward drought had seen last “no year evidence but has of had criminal a very dry activity.” 2018, pushing The parts Florida of the Department state back into of drought Law Enforcement and leaving said others, Friday like it the has area not launched of the Northern any investigation California fire, into abnormally election fraud. dry.