Firefighters are scrambling to protect thousands of homes from wildfires racing through brush-covered mountains north of Los Angeles
A scorched vehicle rests on Pine Canyon Rd. as the Lake Fire burns a hillside in the Angeles National Forest, California, north of Santa Clarita on Thursday, August 13, 2020.
that caused hundreds of evacuations and burned a handful of structures. Bone-dry vegetation is fuelling at least three wildfires amid warnings that the risk of new blazes erupting was high as temperatures spike and humidity levels drop during a statewide heat wave. The main blaze, dubbed the Lake Fire, has scorched over 4,451 hectares and forced 250 people from their houses since erupting on Wednesday afternoon in the Angeles National Forest.
A huge forest fire that prompted evacuations north of Los Angeles flared up on Friday afternoon, sending up an enormous cloud of smoke as it headed toward the California aqueduct in the Antelope Valley. However, fire crews quickly managed to stop its movement there.Dramatic footage from the ground shows rapidly growing Lake Fire burning in California as it expands to 10,000 acres, with evacuations ordered.
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