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Skirball Fire: Evacuations Lifted, Thousands Come Home
UCLA, Cal State Northridge, Los Angeles Valley College and Santa Monica College all canceled classes Thursday. UCLA officials said university medical facilities remained open, and classes and campus activities were to resume at all four schools Friday. -- Patch Los Angeles
Relief And Sorrow Slam Returning Creek Fire Evacuees
Classes were canceled at Cal State Northridge because high winds and smoke in the San Fernando Valley has affected air quality and traffic conditions around the campus. Classes were to resume on Friday. -- North Hollywood Patch
Creek Fire 20 Percent Contained, Over 15,000 Acres Burned
Classes were canceled at Cal State Northridge because high winds and smoke in the San Fernando Valley has affected air quality and traffic conditions around the campus. Classes were to resume today. -- KFI-AM
Thousands of evacuees returning home as Creek Fire continues burning near Sylmar
Classes were canceled at Cal State Northridge because high winds and smoke in the San Fernando Valley have affected air quality and traffic conditions around the campus. Classes were to resume on Friday. -- MyNewsLA
California Wildfires Upend Exams at Region’s Colleges and Heighten Tensions at UCLA
Other colleges that closed on Thursday included California State University’s Channel Islands, Northridge, and San Marcos campuses, Los Angeles Valley College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Pierce College, the University of California at Santa Barbara, and Ventura College. -- The Chronicle of Higher Education
Fires fanned by hurricane-like winds
La prestigieuse université UCLA, située à proximité et évacuée dans la journée mercredi, a annoncé jeudi matin l'annulation des cours «face aux incertitudes». «C'est une décision difficile car les examens finaux commencent samedi», a-t-elle indiqué dans un communiqué, soulignant que le campus ne se trouvait pas dans la zone d'évacuation et que la qualité de l'air était dans la catégorie «moyenne». L'université d'Etat de Californie, Cal State Northridge, a fermé son campus et annulé ses cours de jeudi. Des dizaines d'établissements scolaires vont de nouveau rester portes closes jeudi. -- 20 minutes (in French)
CSUN to Open and Resume Classes Friday
With improved air quality, travel conditions and weather forecasts for the area surrounding CSUN, the campus will be open and operational Friday, Dec. 8. -- Press Release Point
Skirball Fire 30 Percent Contained, Evacuations Lifted
A citywide police tactical alert, however, was canceled about 5 p.m. The Getty Center and the nearby Skirball Center, both on the west side of the freeway, did not appear to be threatened, though both remained closed Thursday. Getty officials said both museums will reopen Friday. UCLA, Cal State Northridge, Los Angeles Valley College and Santa Monica College all canceled classes Thursday. -- NBC San Diego
Incendio Skirball baja ligeramente su amenaza
UCLA, Cal State Northridge, Los Ángeles Valley College y Santa Mónica College cancelaron clases el jueves. Funcionarios de UCLA dijeron que las instalaciones médicas universitarias permanecían abiertas, y que las clases y actividades del campus se reanudarán en las cuatro escuelas hoy. -- Telemundo 52 (in Spanish)
Los alumnos y maestros se quedan en el aire
Pero Mission College no fue el único centro que cerró; sino que también la Universidad de California, Los Ángeles (UCLA) y la Universidad Estatal de California, Northridge (CSUN), entre otras, se vieron obligadas a cerrar sus puertas debido a las los incendios Creek y Skirball que azotaron el condado angelito. -- LA Opinion (in Spanish)