At Least 5,000 Forced From Their Homes by Raging Brushfire in Celebrity-Filled Los Angeles Suburb

A raging blaze that began as a brushfire Saturday has since forced thousands from their homes in and around the LA suburb of Calabasas.

Thousands have been forced to flee their homes in an LA suburb as a blaze that began as a brushfire grew exponentially Saturday.

Upwards of 5,000 residents in and around the Los Angeles County town of Calabasas--home to Kim and Kanye, among other luminaries--were subject to mandatory evacuations as flames approached homes and even the area high school.

@LACoFireAirOps Copter 19 making a presision drop to save a home on the #OldFire earlier. @LACoFDPIO pic.twitter.com/NXNscWu5m1

— Greg Doyle (@GregDoyle50) June 5, 2016

Hundreds of firefighters and trucks from across the region showed up to battle the blaze Saturday evening as helicopters dropped water on the normally quiet suburb 30 miles outside Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputies were even seen taking up residential garden hoses in a desperate bid to beat back flames as they licked at area homes.

Sending thanks to Portia's brother Michael & all the rescue workers on the scene of this dangerous fire in Calabasas pic.twitter.com/RZlAXzPWg0

— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) June 5, 2016

Deputy Jeffrey A. Gordon with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department told reporters the fire was sparked when a pickup truck struck a power pole.

“Witnesses reported that the truck was traveling at a high rate of speed before colliding into a power pole, causing the pole to fall and a transformer to explode, thus igniting the Calabasas fire,” he said.

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The fire was dubbed the Old Fire because of its proximity to Old Topanga Canyon Road, fire officials said.

LAcoFD working at the bruah fire in Calabasas yesterday. pic.twitter.com/50RE7O3zyV

— Juan Guerra (@JuanGuerraPhoto) June 5, 2016

By early Sunday morning, fire officials lifted the mandatory evacuation for some residents after the swift moving blaze began, slowly, to be contained.

"#OldFire Update** residents in Calabasas area will be allowed to go back @ 2am. Note power might still be out.Topanga evac still in place," LA County Fire tweeted around 1 a.m. Pacific.

By Sunday morning, reports were putting the 500-plus acre fire at 15 percent containment.

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