{"id":501,"date":"2026-05-19T15:36:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T15:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=501"},"modified":"2026-05-19T15:36:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T15:36:25","slug":"evacuations-ordered-as-southern-california-battles-two-major-blazes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=501","title":{"rendered":"Evacuations ordered as Southern California battles two major blazes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate Monday as a wind-driven wildfire threatened suburban homes in Southern California.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=499\">ABC15 follows up with Buckeye teacher providing life lessons for students through math<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Sandy Fire was reported around 10 a.m. in hills above Simi Valley, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northwest of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>By mid-afternoon it had consumed more than 500 acres (200 hectares) of dry brush and damaged at least one home, according to the Ventura County Fire Department.<\/p>\n<p><b>PAST WILDFIRES | <\/b><b>Georgia wildfires destroy 120 homes, continue to threaten residents<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The flames were pushed by morning gusts that topped 30 mph (48 kph) but were subsiding later in the day, said according to fire department spokesperson Scott Dettorre.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=497\">\u2018It\u2019s still happening\u2019: Advocate says sober-living home fraud continues to target Native Americans<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the sun sets, those winds will calm down even more,\u201d Dettorre said.<\/p>\n<p>Evacuation orders and warnings were issued for several neighborhoods in Simi Valley, a city of more than 125,000 people that was shrouded in smoke as helicopters performed water drops. 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