Fires in the Los Angeles area are causing residents – and some animals – to evacuate, as a result of two fires raging on both the western and eastern edges of the Los Angeles area.

The Ventura County Sheriff's Office has up-to-date information on evacuation, including evacuation centers, on its emergency information website.

This story will be updated as more and more information becomes available.

Brush fire in Griffith Park

The Los Angeles Zoo, one of the busiest tourist spots in the city, was closed Friday due to flames that erupted early in the morning on a "steep terrain" beyond the zoo, according to the door of the Los Angeles Fire Department, David Ortiz.

Staff members moved small primates and birds that normally live outdoors to a place where they could breathe better.

The smell of smoke on the outside of the zoo was noticeable.

The zoo is part of the large Griffith Park, which remained open Friday. According to DiscoverLA, the observatory, the number one tourist attraction in the city is Griffith Park.

In a statement, the zoo said it had also activated its watering system and started hand-watering the hillside.

"It does not seem that smoke is a problem for animals, but the staff there are monitoring the conditions," the statement said. "Given limited access to the park, the zoo will be closed to the public today."

Los Angeles Fire Department Scott Larue said that the fire at Griffith Park had no flames active, but that there remained hot spots likely to become flames. The fire is controlled to 10%, which means that firefighters have a watering hose around 10% of the 30 acres.

Larue stated that he expected the fire to be fully controlled by 8 pm tonight. The zoo will remain closed for the day, but has not been damaged. Although some roads around the park are closed, Larue said the park itself is open.

He said the crews would be on site for the next few days, monitoring the area to make sure it would not come back in flames.

The Los Angeles Fire Department has also tweeted updates on the bush fire at Griffith Park. At 11:15 am, a LAFD firefighter was transported to the hospital with a life-threatening injury.

The department has previously reported that more than 127 firefighters from the military police were present at the scene and that they encountered "difficult terrain" as they reached the fire.

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Woolsey Fire

The Woolsey fire, which began Thursday afternoon south of Simi Valley, took Highway 101 and spread over 10,000 acres.

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evacuations

The city of Malibu is subject to mandatory evacuation, as are all areas south of Highway 101 and the Ventura County boundary to Las Virgenes / Malibu Canyon, and to the south. 'to the ocean. City officials in Malibu advised residents to evacuate by taking the Pacific Coast Highway, avoiding canyons.

According to the Ventura County authorities, mandatory evacuations are in effect in the following areas as of 9:30 am on Friday morning.

• Bell Canyon – Saddlebow Road between Maverick Lane and Morgan Road
• Oak Park
• Thousand Oaks – W. W. North Boulevard up to Sunset Hills, from Oak Park West to Highway 23
• West of Highway 23 – south of E. Olsen Road, north of Pederson Road
• South of Bard Lake, east of Highway 23
• South of Highway 101, east of Reino Road, north of Potrero Road, east of the boundary between Los Angeles and Ventura County

In a tweet, Los Angeles County Fire Department warned that residents of Malibu Lakes "must leave the area immediately".

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Susan Cain Tellem, who lives in the city, wrote on her Facebook page: "It's time to leave," with a photo of a plume of smoke hovering over Malibu.

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Craig Foster, Malibu's sole representative in the unified school district of Santa Monica-Malibu, said he was staying at his home in East Malibu, in the Carbon Canyon, near Fire Station 70, just in the morning. outside of the evacuation zone.

"We were evacuated during the 2008 fire, which is kind of scary and really hits the communities north of us," Foster said.

He said that for the children of the community, the fire seemed to be heading towards the denser part of Malibu.

"I stay where you are, it depends on the direction of the wind, if you smell smoke, the fire is coming towards you," Foster said. "We do not smell any smoke, we see it heading south-west."

Traffic on the street

Elizabeth Anthony said that she was happy to have evacuated when she did it at 7:20 am from her home at Point Dume in Malibu. She was still driving two and a half hours down the Pacific Coast Highway in a dead end with her two dogs and a car full of memories.

"I feel good that I am far from this huge plume of smoke," she said. "It's scary."

Some neighbors told him that they were staying. She evacuated alone, with her family outside the city.

"When firefighters say to leave, I go there," she said.

The wind was blowing violently during the night but seemed quieter while she was driving on the Pacific Coast Highway.

"I hope the best," said Anthony. "I'm definitely worried. I hope the fire will not cross PCH at Point Dume, where we live. This does not mean that it would not be the case. "

Her husband, Pete Anthony, said that it was difficult to be away from home.

"She is stressed like hell. But she has dogs, "said Anthony about his wife, adding that he had fire insurance. "Were covered."

Smoke notice

The Los Angeles County Public Health Department has issued an opinion regarding the quality of the air due to the smoke caused by the Woolsey fire.

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