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

By David Svanson and Brandan O’Brien

On Thursday, Castaik, California (Reuters) strong winds and bone dry conditions can be caused by firefighters who are fighting new fires in South California on Thursday, including a shine that was swollen last day and forced tens of thousands of evacuations north of Los Angeles.

About 50 miles (80 km) north of Los Angeles, increased to 10,176 hectares (4,118 hectares) on Wednesday morning, the Department of California and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, said on its website.

4,000 firefighters -who fights the fire, reached a 14% container, which is a percentage of the perimeter of the fire under the control, adding a kalm fire.

Crews struggling with Hughes fire and two more massive blazes of Los Angeles – palms and Event (NYSE 🙂 -It was expected that the strong Santa Anna wind at 50 km / h (80 km / h), reaching 65 km / h and the humidity level dropped below 10% on Friday.

“Dangerous fire weather conditions will continue on Friday, as the fuel remains very dry and ready to burn, the most concerned period of Thursday,” the National Weather Service consulted. “Any fire that starts can grow rapidly and from control.”

About 31,000 people were evacuated on Wednesday, when fires sent a large fire and smoke smoke on the mountainous terrain near Lake Castaika.

Eaton and Palizaids, which have equalized throughout the neighborhoods on the eastern and western flanks of Los Angeles, killed 28 people and damaged or destroyed nearly 16,000 structures in the last two weeks.

The helicopters who fought Huuz’s fires were thrown from the lake to break the fire, and the planes were on fire on the hills, showing a video on KTLA television. The fire spread to the edge of the water.

Eyewitness video showed that the sky in the north of Los Angeles, on Wednesday, in the afternoon, when Hughes’s fires expanded quickly.

On Thursday, in the San Fernando Valley, near the Museum of the Goethe, it was lying along 405 highway along the 405 highway, near the Goate Museum – near many art treasures. A brush fire, which was 40 hectares (16 hectares) and 0%, briefly led to a heavily trip to the highway that closed and several nearby residents should be evacuated at night.

Southern California went for nine months without significant rain, which was involved in dangerous conditions, but the rain was predicted from Saturday to Monday, maybe firefighters may be needed.

Rain can cause mudslides, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass warned during the press conference on Wednesday, saying that the city was “aggressive” by installing barriers, by removing fire debris and thanks to the storm.

On Thursday morning, about 14,000 hectares (5,670 hectares) in the east of Los Angeles, 95% were reduced, and larger palpable fires, which consumed about 23,450 hectares (9,490 hectares) on the west side of Los Angeles, on the west side of Los Angeles. Said Kalma.

US President Donald Trump, who has dramatically criticized California’s response to fires, is likely to visit the area and investigate the damage on Friday. During an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, Trump said he could turn off federal funding if the state does not change water management.

© Reuters. Firefighters are fighting Hughes Fire near Caste Lake, north of Santa Clarita, California, US 22, 2025. Reuters/Ringo Chiu

“I don’t think California should give everything until they allow the water flow,” Trump said during an interview with the White House, a day after he issued an executive order to increase water access to California.

According to Trump, California’s conservation attempts in the northern part of the state are responsible for dry fire hydrants around Los Angeles, to claim that Governor Gavin Newso has rejected.

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