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Malibu Wildfire Doubles to 200 Acres as Evacuations Continue

The Bryson Fire in western Malibu has grown to about two hundred acres, with wind-driven spot fires and evacuation orders still in place; the cause is not yet reported.

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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe Bryson Fire in western Malibu has now grown to about two hundred acres, KTLA reports, roughly double the size it was when we first told you about it.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorEvacuation orders remain in place for neighborhoods in the area, and the flames have been pushed along by wind, with spot fires breaking out ahead of the main line.

  3. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe word that matters in that report is orders, Chip.

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAn order means leave now, and it is different from a warning, which is a suggestion.

  5. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorRight, and that is a distinction I will take as a compliment to my vocabulary.

  6. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt was not a compliment. It was a correction.

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