U.S. Brush fires fueled by extreme heat hit Southern California; Interstate 15 closed **************************************************************************** Los Angeles Times 1 hour 7 minutes ago Sign in to like Reblog on Tumblr Tweet Pushed by extreme heat, brush fires hit several parts of Southern California on Saturday, prompting mandatory evacuations in the Calabasas area as homes were threatened. Fires were burning close to homes in the Topanga Canyon and Mulholland Highway areas around Calabasas where temperatures hovered over a 100 degrees earlier in the day. Hundreds of firefighters on scene were assisted by air tankers and water-dropping helicopters. Several news reports said that multiple structures had been damaged and dozens threatened. Fire officials said that the fire had burned about 200 acres and that there was zero containment as of 7:30 p.m. Some evacuees were sent to local schools. About 180 homes were ...