A blaze in Malibu known as the Bryson Fire has triggered evacuations in the famed Southern California beach community, and the weather will provide little relief over the weekend.Critical fire conditions are expected to persist as a threatening combination of strong Santa Ana winds, low humidity and dry vegetation will make it more difficult to contain wildfires in the region, Los Angeles County officials said Friday.Firefighters worked overnight to suppress the wildfire that broke out late Thursday afternoon in western Malibu, managing to contain 17% of the Bryson Fire as of Friday morning, said Lindsey P.Horvath, supervisor of the Los Angeles County’s third district.A firefighting helicopter drops water on the Bryson Fire on Thursday.Justin Sullivan / Getty “It is still red flag alert,” Horvath said in a press conference Friday morning, adding that such conditions are expected to last at least until Saturday night.
“Be vigilant and be prepared.”The Bryson Fire began just before 5 p.m.on Thursday on Encinal Canyon Road’s rugged terrain in the Santa Monica Mountains.
The fire is currently at 146 acres, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said Friday.No fatalities and no structure losses or damages have been reported as of Friday morning.Marrone said he estimates that more than a hundred structures in the general area of the Bryson Fire are threatened.
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