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Massive new Los Angeles-area fire balloons

Wall Street Journal · 1h

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

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

Reuters on MSN · 14h

Massive new Los Angeles-area fire balloons as winds pick up

Powerful winds and bone-dry conditions could pose a challenge to firefighters battling new wildfires in southern California on Thursday, including a blaze that swelled over the past day and forced tens of thousands of evacuations north of Los Angeles.

Barron's · 1d

Mass Evacuations After Explosive New Fire Erupts Near Los Angeles

An explosive new wildfire erupted north of Los Angeles on Wednesday, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes and setting nerves jangling in an area still reeling from two deadly blazes.

Crews make progress on huge fire north of Los Angeles

The Associated Press on MSN · 10h

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.

HuffPost · 9h

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.

Reuters on MSN · 10h

Firefighters halt advance of latest Los Angeles wildfire

(Reuters) -Firefighters stopped the expansion of a new wildfire north of Los Angeles on Thursday after it spread rapidly, as California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a $2.5 billion relief package for the fire-devastated region.

New Brush Fire Breaks Out In L.A.’s Sepulveda Pass

CBS Los Angeles on MSN · 1d

Brush fire breaks out in Sepulveda Pass near I-405 Freeway

It was first reported just after 11 p.m. near northbound lanes of the freeway in Sherman Oaks, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Yahoo · 1d

Watch: Sepulveda Fire burns along 405 Freeway in Los Angeles

Dramatic video provided by FOX 11 Los Angeles shows the Sepulveda Fire burning near the 405 Freeway near Sherman Oaks.

Los Angeles Daily News · 1d

Forward progress stopped of new brush fire in LA’s Sepulveda Pass

Another brush fire broke out in the Los Angeles area — this one on Wednesday night off the 405 Freeway in the area of North Sepulveda Boulevard and Getty Center Drive. Watch Duty, a nonprofit that tracks wildfires,

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In Los Angeles, a 'worst-case scenario come to life'

Two weeks after the Palisades and Eaton fires destroyed thousands of homes in two distinct LA-area communities, many in Los ...

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L.A. fire updates: Hughes fire rages on as red flag warning continue - Los Angeles Times

The Hughes, Sepulveda and Laguna fires are among the latest blazes for Southern California during a fourth consecutive day of ...

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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.

Update: Palisades Fire at 72% containment, 23,448 acres affected in Los Angeles County

Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for ...

Fast-moving Hughes Fire erupts in Los Angeles County as California officials order evacuations

Officials ordered evacuations in the area surrounding the Hughes Fire on Wednesday morning, located near Castaic Lake in Los ...

What Los Angeles Could Learn From Great Fires of the Past

In the era when American cities regularly caught fire, the widespread destruction seeded what looks, in retrospect, like ...

Trump targets California water policy as he prepares to tour LA fire damage

As President Donald Trump prepares to tour wildfire damage in California, he’s zeroing in on one of his frequent targets for ...

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Los Angeles Fire Department budget sustained cuts but saw overall increase

In May 2024, the city of Los Angeles adopted a Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 budget that cut the appropriations for the fire ...

Los Angeles Fire Chief Faces Calls for Resignation

As a disastrous fire continues to burn on the city’s west side, some are calling Chief Kristin Crowley to account: Why wasn’t ...

LA County Fire Department bulldozer battles Hughes Fire; residents advised to evacuate

The fast-burning Hughes Fire prompted evacuations on Wednesday morning after it was reported burning near Castaic Lake in Los ...

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