Fire approaching Reagan Presidential Library:

[Dennis Donovan]

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Air Force One sits on display at #reaganlibrary as the #easyfire burns in the hills of Simi Valley. #latimes @latimes


12:56 PM - Oct 30, 2019

Updated:

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/watch-cnn-airs-live-coverage-of-southern-california-fires-raging-outside-reagan-presidential-library/

WATCH: CNN Airs Wild Live Coverage of California Fires Raging Outside Reagan Presidential Library

By Caleb Ecarma
Oct 30th, 2019, 1:27 pm

CNN correspondent Bill Weir broadcasted live from the Simi Valley, California wildfires on Wednesday, as he posted up outside the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library while fires raged around him and planes dropping countless gallons of water flew above.

The Easy Street fire broke out this morning in a Southern California area just north of Los Angeles and has already engulfed hundreds of acres. The wildfire’s quick growth was caused by the Santa Ana winds whipping through Ventura County.

“This is the Reagan Library. Right in there is Air Force One. This has been the site of presidential debates on CNN in the past,” Weir noted while standing next to the fireproof building. “Yet another symbolic setting for a grim new reality in California.”

A spokesperson for the Reagan Library said the building, which is located on top of a hill overlooking the valley and is the location of the burial sites for Ronald and Nancy Reagan , will be safe from the fires, per the Sacramento Bee.

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[Drunken Irishman]

1. I'm sure they'll just blame those pesky trees again.

[alittlelark]

10. More likely they'll blame CA for not raking leaves

[Stallion]

13. CNN Just Said the Library Uses Goats to Eat the Vegetation Around Library

they will say see-everybody should get goats OR rake the Forrest

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. Alexandria it's not.

It's a LINO (Library In Name Only).

[Dennis Donovan]

3. It contains important artifacts from US history. n/t

[UniteFightBack]

14. Sure does. nt

[demmiblue]

19. +1

[cwydro]

20. Yes, it does.

Scary to see how many like to cheer destruction. Smh.

[Hekate]

15. It is, however, a gorgeous place to see, overlooking a gorgeous dry SoCal landscape. ...

The old Hollywood actor certainly got a movie-worthy setting out of it.

I've been a couple of times with some friends to see the travelling non-Reagan exhibits that come through. Took the tour -- once. It was worth it -- once. All we had to do was behave as if we were visiting someone else's church, because the people around us certainly revered Ronnie.

Anyway, it would be sad if it burned.

[BeyondGeography]

4. What an image

“Power” can look mighty puny and pointless in the face of nature.

[Dennis Donovan]

7. The fire in the pic is NE of the library... upwind of it.

The wind is blowing the fire directly towards the library.

On edit:

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/watch-cnn-airs-live-coverage-of-southern-california-fires-raging-outside-reagan-presidential-library/

A spokesperson for the Reagan Library said the building, which is located on top of a hill overlooking the valley and is the location of the burial sites for Ronald and Nancy Reagan , will be safe from the fires, per the Sacramento Bee.

[Raster]

5. I believe Ronnie the Raygun* is buried on the property...

... good excuse to piss on his grave.

[marlakay]

6. Read article librarian said should be okay

They get 300 goats every year to eat vegetation near library.

[Dennis Donovan]

8. I hope so.

[marlakay]

9. I want library to be ok

Because their god Reagan would be in news for months if it wasn’t.

[louis-t]

11. And not once would Republicans say it was

"God punishing Conservatives" for their evil ways.

[Hekate]

16. That's a really intelligent thing to do. I'd bet they have fire-breaks around the property too...

You can't help flying embers, but creating defensible space can go a long way toward protecting property.

[Coventina]

12. Can't bring myself to care, really.

I'd sacrifice it in a heartbeat if it meant keeping ordinary people's lives and property safe.

[Hekate]

17. Believe me, the firefighting crews are working for us all.

[eppur_se_muova]

18. Hmmm ... is bullshit flammable ?

If not, no worries.

[cwydro]

21. Rec for this pic. How eerie that is.

But a great pic.

I hope everyone in that area stays safe, including the library.

[myohmy2]

22. "Fire approaching Reagan Presidential Library:"

...it'd be a shame if that sucker burned down...

"...will be safe from the fires, per the Sacramento Bee."

...phew, that's a load off my mind...

[Vinca]

23. If only they'd raked the forests . . .