[CPEO-MEF] Santa Susana (Rocketdyne) (CA) fire

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

[Any fire in Southern California's urban-rural interface is cause for 
concern, but this one is particularly troubling because the Santa Susana 
Field Laboratory - already burning - uses, stores, and is contaminated 
with significant quantities of toxic and radioactive substances. - LS]


Los Angeles Fire Burns 7,000 Acres, Spurs Evacuations
(Update 1)

Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) -- A fire fueled by brush and grass scorched more 
than 7,000 acres just outside of Los Angeles, forcing several hundred 
people to flee and threatening homes in the foothills of the San Gabriel 
mountains.

Winds as strong as 50 mph are feeding the blaze, making it more 
difficult for firefighters to contain it, Los Angeles Fire Department 
spokesman Jim Wells said in a telephone interview. The fire started 
yesterday afternoon near the intersection of the westbound 118 freeway 
and Topanga Canyon Boulevard in Chatsworth, about 30 miles from downtown 
Los Angeles, Wells said.

...

The fire has destroyed at least one building at Boeing Co.'s Santa 
Susana Field Laboratory in Ventura County. The facility was part of the 
company's Rocketdyne division until its sale in August to United 
Technologies Corp., spokeswoman Inger Hodgson said in a telephone 
interview.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=aU8MK2A9A6IA&refer=us

--
Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
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