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‘Extreme’ California wildfire rages in hot weather — with only 21% of the inferno contained, threatening thousands

The Gifford Fire is burning through thousands of acres becoming California's largest blaze of the year and threatening ...

3 firefighters injured while battling California's Canyon Fire

CASTAIC, Calif.– Three firefighters were injured while battling a wildfire in southern California on Friday. The Canyon Fire ...

Wildfire north of Los Angeles forces thousands to flee; containment grows

A day after the Canyon Fire ignited in Ventura County, California, it has torched nearly 5,000 acres of land and triggered ...

Breaking: Sunrise Fire reported in Los Angeles County on Aug. 8

A new wildfire was reported today at 9:56 a.m. in Los Angeles County, California. Sunrise Fire has been burning on private ...

California wildfires: Canyon Fire forces thousands of evacuations north of Los Angeles

A new wildfire ignited and spread rapidly in the mountains north of Los Angeles on Thursday, forcing thousands of evacuations ...
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Thousands evacuate from fast-growing brush fire north of Los Angeles

The Canyon Fire ignited Thursday afternoon and grew to more than 7.6 square miles (19.7 square kilometers) by 11 p.m., ...

Breaking: New wildfire reported in Los Angeles County on Aug. 7

First discovered: 10:22 p.m. Aug. 7 Initial location: Los Angeles County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported today at 10:22 p ...

As Eaton blaze burned in January, officials were just as confused as residents by erroneous California wildfire alerts, emails show

Newly released emails in the aftermath of January's wildfires show how many California residents were confused about which ...