Malibu residents await word on repopulation, as containment for Woolsey Fire hits 47%

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MALIBU, CA - NOVEMBER 11: Firefighters battle a blaze at the Salvation Army Camp on November 10, 2018 in Malibu, California. The Woolsey fire has burned over 70,000 acres and has reached the Pacific Coast at Malibu as it continues grow. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images) — Firefighters battle a blaze at the Salvation Army Camp on November 10, 2018 in Malibu, California.

Firefighters continue to make progress on the Woolsey Fire, increasing their containment overnight as the fire burned pockets of brush within the fire perimeter.

The blaze is now one of the largest on record to burn in Los Angeles County.

The wildfire is about 47 percent contained and burned several hundred more acres as firefighters entered their seventh day contending with the blaze.

Last night, Malibu residents gathered last night at Santa Monica High School to get the latest on the Woolsey Fire and plans for repopulation.

I’m covering the meeting tonight for Malibu evacuees of the

. It starts at 7PM - not too many people here yet.
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— Emily Elena Dugdale (@eedugdale)

I’m covering the meeting tonight for Malibu evacuees of the #woolseyfire. It starts at 7PM - not too many people here yet. @KPCC @LAist pic.twitter.com/m4VrHGxLKH
— Emily Elena Dugdale (she/her) (@eedugdale) November 14, 2018

Go to Laist.com for the latest on the Woolsey Fire.

Guests:

Rick Mullen, Mayor of Malibu

Emily Elena Dugdale, reporter for KPCC who covered last night’s Wooley Fire meeting at Santa Monica High School; she tweets

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