# Brush fires break out across Southern California

https://mins.news/en/video/102599

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-16 05:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEKa7SvnlFE

> Several brush fires burned in Southern California on Thursday evening amid hot, windy weather that led utilities to cut power for tens of thousands statewide. A fast-moving fire in Malibu, west of Los Angeles, triggered evacuation orders and warnings across a broad area of the Santa Monica Mountains.

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