Vehicle fire in Castaic spreads to brush
August 26, 2020
A vehicle fire in Castaic caused a small spot fire on the side of Interstate 5 on Wednesday. The call came in at 2:25 p.m. a few miles north of
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Castaic-area brush fire breaks out in freeway median, closes Interstate 5
August 26, 2020
A quarter-acre brush fire in the center median of Interstate 5 in Castaic resulted in a response from firefighters on Wednesday, and the closure of the northbound lanes of Interstate
#LakeFire holds at 31,089 acres, 70% containment
August 26, 2020
The Lake Fire, burning just north of Santa Clarita, held at the same acreage and containment between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Fire officials said on Wednesday morning the fire
Firefighters hold containment and acreage on Lake Fire
August 25, 2020
Original story posted: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25 Most recent update: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25 As more than 600 fires burn on across California in what officials are calling
Firefighters continue to battle Lake Fire
August 23, 2020
As residents in the area of the Lake Fire were escorted into the burned area by firefighters Sunday to salvage what they could, nearby firefighters continued to work toward full
Garcia supports major disaster declaration
August 22, 2020
Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, asked President Donald Trump on Friday to issue a major disaster declaration due to the California wildfires. A day later, in response to calls from
Holser Fire fully contained, Firefighters continue to contain Lake Fire
August 22, 2020
Firefighters once again worked overnight to battle both the Lake and Holser fires in the surrounding communities of the Santa Clarita Valley, eventually announcing 100% containment on the Holser Fire.
LakeFire surpasses 50% containment, partial repopulation announced
August 20, 2020
The Lake Fire grew just more than 1,600 acres over the past 24 hours and reached 52% containment by Thursday evening, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department officials. In
#HolserFire stays at 3K acres, containment reaches 65%
August 20, 2020
The Holser Fire, which broke out in Piru earlier this week, remained at 3,000 acres in size between Wednesday and Thursday, while containment grew to 65%. All evacuations for the
#LakeFire grows to 26,213 acres with 36% containment
August 19, 2020
Original story posted: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19 Most recent update: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19 The Lake Fire has grown to 26,213 acres with 36% containment, Los Angeles County
Semi overturns with 40,000 pounds of dog food cargo
August 19, 2020
A semi-truck carrying 40,000 pounds of dog food overturned and careened off the side of a freeway in Castaic early Wednesday. At 1:30 a.m., Los Angeles County Fire Department officials
Lake Fire burns more than 21,000 acres; county declares local emergency
August 18, 2020
With the air in the Santa Clarita Valley thick with smoke from two nearby fires Tuesday morning, fire officials announced the Lake Fire had grown to 21,115 acres, while containment
Holser Fire burns 3,000 acres, 20% contained
August 18, 2020
The fast-spreading Holser Fire in Piru reached 3,000 acres overnight, with approximately 20% containment as of Tuesday morning. On Monday, the fire was said to be traveling east toward the
Firefighters battle Holser Fire in Piru area
August 17, 2020
The fast-moving Holser Fire in the Piru area quickly grew to at least 1,100 acres Monday, as it burned east toward Los Angeles County. Just before 4 p.m., Ventura County
Lake Fire reaches 38% containment, burns more than 19,000 acres
August 17, 2020
With the plume of smoke from the Lake Fire still visible from the Santa Clarita Valley, fire officials announced the blaze had grown to 19,029 acres, with 38% containment by
Lake Fire reaches nearly 18,000 acres, 12% containment by Sunday
August 16, 2020
As the large plume of smoke remains visible from the Santa Clarita Valley and beyond, the burned area of the Lake Fire grew to 17,862 acres Sunday, while containment remained
#LakeFire reaches 14,714 acres by Saturday morning
August 15, 2020
With the smoke plume still visible from all of the Santa Clarita Valley, the Lake Fire has reached 14,714 acres in size with 12% containment. The fire, which began on
Edison preps SCV for possible outages during Friday heat wave
August 13, 2020
Southern California Edison officials have said they have planned a handful of maintenance outages in the Santa Clarita Valley area for Friday, the same day as a projected heat wave
11K-acre Lake Hughes fire reaches 5% containment
August 13, 2020
By Emily Alvarenga and Tammy Murga After a busy Wednesday night, firefighters declared 5% containment of the 11,000-acre Lake Fire in the Lake Hughes area by Thursday evening. Three of
Lake Hughes fire hits 10,000 acres, zero containment
August 12, 2020
A plume of smoke visible beyond the north end of the Santa Clarita Valley on Wednesday was the result of a growing fire in Lake Hughes that quickly devoured 10,000