Updated at 2:30 a.m. ET on Friday
On the evening before Thanksgiving, some Southern California residents got something they haven’t had for awhile: a little good news. The state’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection announced that the Woolsey Fire has now been fully contained.
The blaze killed at least three people and destroyed some 1,500 structures across Los Angeles and Ventura counties before firefighters managed to rein it in. Residents of Malibu and other battered areas are beginning to return home — if their homes still stand — for a bittersweet holiday.
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