Guide Note: November 24, 2007: Another Malibu Fire forced residents to evacuate their homes early Saturday ahead of a wildfire that has scorched about 250 acres in the hills above Malibu, California. Officials state that the current fire was started by "human activity," but not necessarily set on purpose.

Fast Facts:

1. Current mandatory evacuation information in Malibu Bowl Area -- Corral Canyon West to Trancas. Call Sheriff's office for more information at (818) 878-1808
2. Santa Ana Winds have made extinguishing the flames more difficult
3. Fire burned more than 1500 acres within hours of breaking out about 3:30 a.m. PST
4. Originated around Mesa Peak in Corral Canyon, near Malibu Creek State Park
5. Crossed the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) within 3 hours of breaking out
6. PCH closed from Trancas to Malibu Canyon
7. Over 200 homes at risk in Corral Canyon, Latigo Canyon and the Malibu Bowl area
8. 49 homes, 1 mobile home, 2 out buildings, 8 vehicles lost in the area of Malibu Bowl and Sycamore Meadow Road areas
9. Similar fire endangered the region on October 21, 2007

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Malibu Fire News

• Official Site of the City of Malibu: Los Angeles County Fire Department
• Google News: Malibu Fire
• CNN: Three Malibu fire suspects in custody (December 14, 2007)
• KPLC-TV: Fire officials expect to completely contain Malibu blaze (November 26, 2007)
• MyFOXLive Los Angeles: Malibu Residents Returning Home (November 26, 2007)
• WSBTV.com: 53 Homes Destroyed In Malibu Fire; Blaze 70 Percent Contained (November 26, 2007)

November 25, 2007

• CNN: Campfire may have started Malibu blaze, investigators say (November 25, 2007) 
• San Jose Mercury News: Malibu blaze burns nearly 50 homes (November 25, 2007)
• Los Angeles Times: "Malibu fire season now year-round" (November 25, 2007)
• San Francisco Chronicle: "Malibu residents flee yet another destructive fire" (November 25, 2007) 

November 24, 2007

• KGAN: Some evacuees allowed to return home in wake of Malibu fire (November 24, 2007)
• KSBY: Local Cal Fire Chief called to investigate cause of Malibu fire (November 24, 2007)
• Malibu Times: Malibu Corral Fire 25 percent contained; 49 homes lost (November 24, 2007)
• MyFOXLive Los Angeles: Wildfire Burns in Malibu; Homes Destroyed, Evacuations (November 24, 2007)
• Los Angeles Times: "35 homes burned in Malibu brush fire" (November 24, 2007)

Malibu Fire Images and Video

• YouTube: Santa Ana Winds Stoke Malibu Fire (Time: 5:41)
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• TMZ: Malibu Fire Press Conference (Time: 2:33) 
• Reuters: Wildfires rage again in California (Time: 0:54)
• KNBC: Malibu Fire Update 820AM (Time: 7:17)
• CNN: Malibu Fire Photos and Video (Time: 1:30)  
• CBS2.com: Malibu Fire Slideshows
• BBC: In pictures: Fires in California
• Los Angeles Times: Malibu burns Photo Gallery

Malibu Fire Background

• • Mahalo's Guide to Malibu Fire October 2007
• Los Angeles Times: "A fiery legacy of destruction in Malibu" (November 25, 2007)
• ABC7: Wildfire Warnings Extend Across Southern California Until 6 P.M. Sunday (November 23, 2007) 
• San Jose Mercury News: Santa Ana winds raise wildfire concern (November 23, 2007) 
• Sign on San Diego: Santa Ana winds put firefighters on alert (November 23, 2007) 
• Los Angeles Times: Malibu's past is laced with blazes (October 22, 2007)
• Official Site of the Los Angeles Fire Department: Official report Old Topanga Incident (1993)

Malibu Fire Blogs and Gossip

• LAFD News and Information: LAFD Responds to Corral Canyon Fire (November 24, 2007)
• TMZ: Flea's Malibu Home Lost to Fire (November 24, 2007)
• Radical Urban Theory: Let Malibu Burn: A political history of the Fire Coast (from L.A. Weekly, 1996)
• LA Observed: Here in Malibu