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Some 50,000 residents evacuated as fire rages near Los Angeles: officials
LOS ANGELES, Oct 25, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Some 50,000 residents were ordered to
flee their homes north of Los Angeles on Thursday as a fast-moving wildfire
driven by high winds raged out of control.
The so-called Tick Fire in Santa Clarita, about 40 miles (65 kilometers)
north of Los Angeles, broke out in the early afternoon and quickly consumed
5,000 acres (2,023 hectares), fire officials said.
The blaze also forced the closure of a major highway and several roads.
BSS/AFP/GMR/0901 hrs