The 10,396-acre Hughes fire reached 56% containment Friday as first responders made progress controlling multiple blazes burning in Los Angeles County, which is expected to receive rain over the weekend that could be capable of producing floods and mudslides in several burned areas.
See maps of where mandatory evacuation orders as well as warnings are in place for wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area.
Gusts of up to 70 mph are possible along the coast and valleys, and in the mountains, up to 100 mph, the National Weather Service said. Parts of L.A. County, and most of Ventura County, are at highest risk.
Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed more than two dozen people. Weaker winds enabled firefighters to make inroads containing the Palisades and Eaton fires.
A "particularly dangerous situation warning'' has been issued for L.A. and Ventura counties due to dangerous winds and very low humidity.
Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 25 people. The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to burn in Southern California.
Firefighters in Southern California are once again battling a wildfire, this time in Castaic in Los Angeles County, north of Los Angeles itself. Evacuation orders have been issued for the surrounding areas.
On Thursday at 2:58 a.m. the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued an updated wind advisory. The advisory is for Ventura County Beaches, Ventura County Inland Coast, Central Ventura County Valleys, Malibu Coast,
Firefighters continue to battle multiple fires that broke out this month, destroying more than 16,000 structures and leaving at least 28 dead.
Updating maps of Southern California show where wildfires, including the Palisades, Eaton and Hughes fires, are burning across Los Angeles.
A sprawling wildfire recently erupted in Los Angeles County on Wednesday, prompting evacuation orders impacting tens of thousands of California residents. The Hughes Fire, which was first reported ...
Eaton Fire initially started 6:18 p.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. Since its discovery ... shelters. Southern California Gas reported that service has been restored to 5,126 structures.