Southern CA Blaze Nears Full Containment

Nov. 19, 2018

Crews have reached 94 percent containment on the Woolsey Fire, which has destroyed 1,500 structures in Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

By Hannah Fry

Source Los Angeles Times

A helicopter battles the Woolsey Fire in the hills above Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA, on Friday, Nov. 9, 2018.

Nov. 19 -- LOS ANGELES -- The number of structures destroyed in the Woolsey fire has climbed to 1,500, according to figures released Monday morning by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

That number could rise in the coming days as fire officials continue their inventory of damage, which is authorities said is about 90 percent complete.

As additional evacuees were allowed to return to their homes over the weekend, firefighters increased their progress on containing the fire, which swept from Ventura County to Malibu.

The fire is 94 percent contained and has burned 96,949 acres, officials said Monday. At least three people have died in the blaze.