Rapidly growing wildfire in Los Angeles County prompts evacuations in remote high desert
Angeles National Forest officials said the fire spread under dry, near-100-degree conditions and left the size of threatened buildings unclear.
- A fast-spreading brush fire ignited in Los Angeles County on Friday afternoon, forcing evacuation orders in a sparsely populated area and reaching 2,200 acres by evening.
- Dry and scorching conditions fueled the fire in a remote high desert region about 45 miles northeast of Los Angeles, where temperatures soared to nearly 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Angeles National Forest officials reported that parts of a census-designated community of about 7,200 people in San Bernardino County were under an evacuation warning by Friday evening.
- Officials provided updates on the blaze through social media, though it remains unclear how many buildings are threatened by the fire according to the County Fire Department.
- A strong, long-lasting heat dome is driving a heat wave across many regions this weekend, adding to an already high wildfire risk this year in many drought-stricken regions.
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Rapidly growing wildfire in Los Angeles forces evacuations amid intense heatwave – UK Times
The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US A rapidly spreading brush fire has triggered evacuation orders in a sparsely populated area of Los Angeles County, fueled by scorching temperatures and exceptionally dry conditions. The blaze ignited around 1 p.m. on Friday in a remote high…
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Rapidly growing wildfire in Los Angeles County prompts evacuations in remote high desert
A fast-spreading blaze has prompted evacuations in a sparsely populated area of Los Angeles County. The brush fire sparked Friday under dry and scorching hot conditions in a remote high desert region northeast of LA.
Wildfires that broke out near Antelope Valley in Los Angeles County continue to spread, having burned nearly 2,700 acres of land as of 8 a.m. on Saturday (July 11), threatening residential areas, buildings and protected vegetation. Authorities have been forced to issue mandatory evacuation orders and evacuation warnings.
A rapidly advancing forest fire caused evacuation orders on Friday in a sparsely populated area of Los Angeles County. The fire originated around 1 p.m. in the midst of arid conditions and intense heat in a remote high desert region about 70 kilometers (45 miles) north-east of Los Angeles County, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. Temperatures in the area skyrocketed to about 38 degrees Celsius (100 Fahrenheit). The fire had consumed 8…
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