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Canyon Fire Causes Thousands to Flee in California
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, AUG 8 – The Canyon Fire, fueled by a heat wave and dry conditions, has forced evacuation of 50,000 people and damaged hundreds of structures, officials said.
- Firefighters battled the rapidly growing Canyon Fire in Hasley Canyon, California, on Thursday, August 7, 2025, forcing thousands to evacuate.
- The fire started around 1:30 p.m. in a mountainous region south of Lake Piru and rapidly expanded, fueled by high temperatures, low humidity, rugged terrain, and abundant dry vegetation.
- By late Thursday, the Canyon Fire grew to more than 19.7 square kilometers with about 2,700 residents and 700 structures under evacuation orders in Los Angeles County.
- Ventura County Fire spokesperson Andrew Dowd called it a "very dynamic situation," while LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger urged immediate evacuation due to flames spreading with alarming speed.
- The cause of the fire remains under investigation as wildfire risk stays high in inland California amid a continuing heat wave during the season's peak months.
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Denver GazetteAs Canyon fire winds down, heat wave bears down on Southern California
LOS ANGELES — As Southern California continued to experience a heat wave, officials on Saturday lifted the final evacuation orders in areas affected by the Canyon fire, which has burned more than 5,000 acres in northern Los Angeles and Ventura…
Firefighters have made significant progress in extinguishing a wildfire burning in a canyon near the border of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, lifting evacuation orders for about 16,700 residents.
Fire Forces Thousands of Evacuations Near LA
A California wildfire that has forced the evacuation of thousands of residents in northern Los Angeles County and eastern Ventura County kept growing on Friday, as crews battled flames and extreme heat. The Canyon fire had expanded to 5,400 acres, the Los Angeles Times reports, helped by the hot...
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