The rapidly growing wildfire broke out about 50 miles north of LA on Wednesday, burning through more than 5,000 acres while two major fires burning in the metropolitan area for more than two weeks were getting under control, fire officials said. The Hughes fire in the Castaic Lake area of Los Angeles county forced evacuations with warnings of 'immediate threat to life', while much of southern California remains under a red-flag warning for extreme fire risk due to strong, dry winds New California fire spurs evacuations as residents endure dangerous winds
New California wildfire breaks out north of Los Angeles
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The rapidly growing wildfire broke out about 50 miles north of LA on Wednesday, burning through more than 5,000 acres while two major fires burning in the metropolitan area for more than two weeks were getting under control, fire officials said. The Hughes fire in the Castaic Lake area of Los Angeles county forced evacuations with warnings of 'immediate threat to life', while much of southern California remains under a red-flag warning for extreme fire risk due to strong, dry winds New California fire spurs evacuations as residents endure dangerous winds
