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Los Angeles County, Evacuation orders

Hughes Fire in LA County burns 10,000 acres, containment rises as some evacuations remain

Firefighters made progress on the more than 10,000-acre Hughes Fire Friday, which sent thousands fleeing after sparking near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic a day earlier.

Sacramento Bee · 2h

Update: 23,448 acres destroyed by Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County, now 77% contained

Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for 17 days. A crew of 2,420 firefighters has been working on site and they managed to contain 77% of the fire by Friday morning. The blaze's cause remains under investigation.

NBC News on MSN · 16h

Thousands told to evacuate after two new blazes start in Los Angeles County

The Hughes Fire near Castaic, north of Los Angeles, was 24% contained on Thursday afternoon, according to Cal Fire.

Los Angeles, Hughes Fire

The Associated Press on MSN · 11h

Aerial attack helps firefighters maintain the upper hand on a huge fire north of Los Angeles

Overnight water drops helped stop the spread of a huge wildfire churning through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles.

BBC on MSN · 17h

Firefighters battle huge blaze near Los Angeles as winds pick up

Winds in the area were blowing at about 20-30mph (32-48km/h), but could pick up, which would fan the blaze and make it harder for air crews to operate. Climate change has made the grasses and shrubs that are fuelling the Los Angeles fires more vulnerable to burning, scientists have said.

HuffPost · 11h

Progress Is Made On A Huge Fire North Of Los Angeles While New Fires Erupt In Southern California

Firefighters have slowed the spread of a huge wildfire churning through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles where dangerous winds gained strength again.

Blaze-Stricken Los Angeles Contends With Fresh Fires, Resurgent Winds

Red-flag warnings for dangerous fire weather are in place until Friday.

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Man killed during shootout with Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies in Huntington Park

Deputies claim that the man fired shots at them as he attempted to flee from a home where they were called for reports of ...

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Couple with fake fire truck busted for impersonating firefighters near Palisades Fire in Los Angeles: sheriff

Los Angeles authorities arrested a couple and impounded their fake fire truck after they were allegedly caught impersonating ...

Ex-Los Angeles sheriff blasts wokeness crippling city’s wildfire response: ‘Disaster is not the fires, it’s this ideology’

The degree of mismanagement is epic. It’s incompetence married with poisonous ideology, said Villanueva, who was sheriff ...

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Los Angeles Wildfires: Deputies Nab Faux Firefighters with Fake Gear, Truck

Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies patrolling the Palisades Fire spotted a duo claiming to be from a nonexistent agency ...

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Another PDS alert issued, Los Angeles County reopens Altadena to residents

Southern California is bracing for an "unprecedented" third Particularly Dangerous Situation warning in a month, as extreme ...

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California governor on approval for $2.5 billion package to help Los Angeles area recover from wildfires

California will spend $2.5 billion to help the Los Angeles area recover from recent deadly wildfires under a relief package approved Thursday by state lawmakers.

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