Whipped by powerful winds, fires rip through several communities in Ventura and Los Angeles counties.
Firefighters walk near homes that are threatened by the Woolsey fire in Malibu. This homes in the area are known as Native.
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The Woolsey fire bears down on Pepperdine University.
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A firefighter walks towards his engine after trying to prevent the Woolsey fire from overtaking structures in Malibu.
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Bell Canyon residents Kathleen and Eric Lee, left, watch the Woolsey fire at the mouth of Bell Canyon after evacuating.
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Bell Canyon residents Ann and Roger Bloxberg watch the Woolsey fire at the mouth of Bell Canyon after evacuating.
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A resident packs up his car as the Woolsey fire bears down on Dume Drive in Malibu.
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Employees of a nearby confectionery use rakes and shovels to battle the Woolsey fire along Agoura Road in Westlake Village.
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The Woolsey fire burns near homes in West Hills.
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Firefighters fight to save the home of Will Buckley on Dume Drive.
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Llamas are tied to a lifeguard stand on the beach in Malibu as the Woolsey fire approaches.
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A multi million dollar home on Dawn Meadow Court in the High Country neighborhood of North Ranch in Westlake Village continues to burn destroyed by fire Friday morning.
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Oak Park resident Tom Duffy hoses hot spots on a burnt house on Wembly Avenue.
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David Spence returns to find his home and belongings burnt in the Oak Forest Estates mobile home park in Westlake Village.
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Firefighters try to save a burning home on Dapplegray Road in Bell Canyon.
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Maria Narvaez evacuates her home on Almon Dr near Hillcrest in Thousand Oaks as Santa Ana winds continue to blow Friday morning.
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Mayor and firefighter Rick Mullen surveys a house on fire in Malibu as the Woolsey fire continues its path to the coast.
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Firefighters battle a house fire on Churchwood Drive as the Woolsey Fire burns in the Oak Park neighborhood early Friday morning.
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Resident Brett Hammond evacuates in Malibu as the Woolsey Fire approaches.
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An owl sits onthe beach in Malibu as the Woolsey fire approaches.
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Horses are tied to a pole on the beach in Malibu as the Woolsey fire approaches.
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Pacific Coast Highway backs up out of Malibu as the Woolsey fire forced evacuations Friday.
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Horses are turned loose at the top of Las Trancas Canyon in Malibu on Friday as the Woolsey fire approaches.
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Onlookers watch smoke from the Woolsey fire and take photos on Pacific Coast Highway looking southeast toward Malibu on Friday.
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The Woolsey fire approaches the top of Las Trancas Canyon Road on Friday morning.
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Smoke from the Woolsey fire darkens the sky over the Pacific Ocean near Malibu on Friday.
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Pacific Coast Highway backs up out of Malibu as the Woolsey fire forced evacuations Friday.
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Jennifer Carter protects her face from smoke outside her home on Almon Drive in Thousand Oaks where several homes have been destroyed by the wind driven Woolsey fire.
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Residents with a home on Las Trancas Canyon Road watch as the Woolsey fire approaches their home Friday.
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A firefighter extinguishes brush threatening a home on Quinta Visa Dr and E Hillcrest Rd in Thousand Oaks early Friday morning.
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Maria Narvaez evacuates her home on Almon Dr. near Hillcrest in Thousand Oaks as Santa Ana winds continue to blow Friday morning.
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Jesse Castro with Glendale Fire Dept shoots water into a home on Almon destroyed by the Woolsey fire.
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A firefighter battles a car fire on Churchwood Drive as the Woolsey fire rips Oak Park early Friday.
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Crews battle flames consuming a house on Churchwood Drive as the Woolsey fire tears through Oak Park early Friday.
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Crews battle flames consuming a home on Churchwood Drive as the Woolsey fire rips through the Oak Park neighborhood early Friday.
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A giant plume of smoke from the Woolsey Fire rises above homes in Calabasas.
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A resident evacuates his home in Thousand Oaks early Friday morning with only the clothes on his back. Residents were awoken in the middle of the night by mandatory evacuations from the Woolsey fire.
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Firefighters try to keep embers from spreading to houses off Wembly Avenue and Lindero Canyon Road Thursday night as the Woolsey fire rages.
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Carolina Heuel, a resident of the Miramonte Palmeras Tierras condominium complex in Camarillo Springs, prepares to evacuate after loading her two cats and a cockatiel into her car.
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