Firefighters battle a huge new fire north of Los Angeles that’s already put 50,000 in evacuation zones
The Hughes Fire broke out late Wednesday morning and in less than a day had charred nearly 16 square miles of trees and brush near Lake Castaic.
Fast-growing wildfire breaks out north of Los Angeles, forces evacuations
By David Swanson CASTAIC, California (Reuters) -A rapidly growing wildfire broke out some 50 miles (80 km) north of Los Angeles on Wednesday, burning 5,054 acres (20 square km) while two major fires ...
L.A. Wildfires: SCE Admits Its Equipment May Have Ignited Hurst Fire North Of Los Angeles
SCE concedes in the filing that a conductor failure occurred near the origin of the fire, causing damaged equipment to fall ...
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Firefighters battle to maintain the upper hand on huge fire north of Los Angeles
NBC Universal, Inc. Firefighters fought to maintain the upper hand on a huge and rapidly moving wildfire that swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles and resulted in more than 50,000 ...
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Fast-moving wildfire north of Los Angeles threatens homes, 50,000 under evacuation orders
(AP) — More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders or warnings Wednesday as a huge and fast-moving wildfire swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles, but fire officials said ...
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Over 50,000 under evacuation orders or warnings as wildfire imperils homes north of Los Angeles
More than 50,000 are under evacuation orders or warnings as a new wind-driven wildfire spreads in the mountains north of Los Angeles CASTAIC, Calif. -- More than 50,000 people were under ...
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Tens of Thousands Told to Evacuate as New Fire Rages North of L.A.
Jesus Jiménez and Soumya Karlamangla Jesus Jiménez reported from Los Angeles, and Soumya Karlamangla from San Francisco. A new brush fire rapidly exploded on Wednesday north of Los Angeles ...
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Firefighters Gain Some Control Over New Fire North of LA
Fire crews are making progress on blunting the threat from an enormous new blaze north of Los Angeles that forced students to evacuate and prompted inmates to shelter in place. The Hughes Fire has ...
What happened on Wednesday, Jan. 22 as the Hughes fire broke out north of Castaic
Coverage of when the Hughes fire exploded north of Castaic, the areas under evacuation orders and an extended red flag ...
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Snow briefly closes major interstate north of LA as needed rain douses California fires
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Snow shut down a key interstate north of Los Angeles for hours on Monday while weekend downpours doused wildfires across Southern California in the first significant storm of ...
Fact Check: Photo shows North Carolina house burned, not TV show location in LA
A photo of a house in North Carolina that caught fire in 2007 has been miscaptioned online as showing a location from the ...
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When will the LA fires stop burning? Weekend rains could bring relief — and new dangers
After only 0.6 inches of rain in LA since October, the overall area could see at much as a half inch of rain starting Saturday and continuing into Sunday. But the hills north of Los Angeles ...