Malibu residents ordered to evacuate as California wildfire sweeps towards coast Thousand Oaks, scene of gun massacre, also hit by wildfire Flames driven by southern California’s Santa Ana winds Residents of the beachside city of Malibu have been ordered to evacuate as three fast-moving wildfires raged in California on Friday, forcing 175,000 people from their homes across the region, including many near a city that was still reeling from a mass shooting. Related: California: tens of thousands evacuated as wildfire explodes in size Continue reading... Also: ‘Unprecedented’: 3 late-season wildfires are raging in California