At least you have fresh air coming off the ocean. " felt like the safest place to be with the fresh air coming. Nearby homeowners had minutes to get their horses to safety, turning the iconic Zuma Beach into a makeshift ranch. Students at Pepperdine University in Malibu were told to shelter in place as the flames crept neared campus. "It really seems like we are chasing it, it moves so fast, so aggressive, and the fire behavior is just so intense," said Mike Grosenbach, a Los Angeles County firefighter.įirefighters are working to cut a perimeter around the fire. All this, as the "Woolsey Fire" is still nowhere near contained, CBS News' Jamie Yuccas reports. Malibu looks like a war zone, with homes and businesses burned to the ground. Southern California fire burns mobile homes, Malibu mansions 02:46 One of its nuclear reactors had a partial meltdown in 1959. The site was used for decades for testing rocket engines and nuclear energy research. But the state agency said its measurements on the site and in the surrounding community found no radiation levels above background levels and no elevated levels of hazardous compounds other than those normally present after a wildfire. The organization Physicians for Social Responsibility said in statement Monday that it was likely that smoke and ash from the fire spread radiological and chemical contamination that was in soil and vegetation. The state Department of Toxic Substance Control said its staff went to the site known as the Santa Susana Field Laboratory on Saturday and found that facilities that previously handled radioactive and hazardous materials were not affected by the fire. "Malibu is a strong community and this event is only going to make it stronger." No elevated radiation levels near ex-nuclear test siteĬalifornia regulators said initial testing has found no elevated levels of radiation or hazardous compounds after the "Woolsey Fire" burned near a former nuclear test site in hills to the northwest of Los Angeles. "It was amazing to see the community pulling together to help each other out in any way they can," Hemsworth said. Hemsworth said in another tweet Tuesday that he spent Monday in Malibu. On Sunday, Miley Cyrus, who is reportedly Hemsworth's fiancee, said that she also lost her home, ET reports. To help: & /vtLFytFmNw- Liam Hemsworth November 13, 2018 Many people in Malibu and surrounding areas in California have lost their homes also and my heart goes out to everyone who was affected by these fires. ![]() On Tuesday, the president thanked firefighters, first responders and officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for responding to the fires, which he described as "a very tough situation." Trump had threatened to withhold federal aid, but he approved an emergency disaster declaration Monday making federal resources available to affected communities. On Saturday, the president blamed the fires on "poor" forest management in the state, saying on Twitter that there was "no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor." The causes for the state's biggest fires were under investigation. ![]() Trump said during a ceremony marking Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. ![]() "We mourn the lives of those lost, and we pray for the victims, and there are more victims than anybody would ever even think possible," Mr. President Trump called the wildfires "devastating" and "the likes of which we've never seen before" at the White House on Tuesday. Trump calls California wildfires "a very tough situation" 01:13
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