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The 5,370-acre Canyon Fire burning near Lake Piru in Ventura County and Los Angeles County is now 28% contained, according to the fire department. The 5,370-acre Canyon Fire burning near Lake Piru in Ventura County and Los Angeles County — fueled by bone-dry brush and extreme heat — is now 28% contained, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. …

Firefighters Friday were trying to make progress after the Canyon fire exploded to nearly 5,000 acres, forcing residents in northern Los Angeles and Ventura counties to evacuate. “We’re trying to build a box around this fire and put it out before it gets into any of the potential communities that are currently under evacuation orders,” said Ventura County Fire Department …

Canyon Fire explodes to nearly 5,000 acres in Southern California  The Washington Post Parts of Los Angeles evacuated as Canyon Fire explodes to nearly 5,000 acres  FOX Weather Rapidly spreading brush fire prompts evacuations for thousands in California  The Guardian Canyon Fire: Fast-moving brush fire burning near Lake Piru in Ventura County; officials monitoring evacuation orders  ABC7 Los Angeles Canyon Fire in Ventura County …

Photos: Fast-moving Canyon Fire forces thousands to evacuate in LA, Ventura counties  Axios Rapidly spreading brush fire prompts an evacuation order for thousands north of Los Angeles  CNN Canyon Fire: Evacuation Orders Issued In Parts Of Ventura And LA Counties  Forbes Evacuations ordered for fast-burning Canyon Fire near Ventura, L.A. county border  KTLA Southern California wildfire grows from 50 acres to over 1,000 acres …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Los Angeles AP  —  A brush fire in a mountainous area north of Los Angeles ignited and spread quickly Thursday, forcing thousands of evacuations. The Canyon Fire ignited around 1:30 p.m., growing to over 2.3 square miles in five hours, according to Ventura County emergency response. It remained zero percent contained late Thursday afternoon and was …

UPDATED with the latest: By 8 p.m, the fast-moving Canyon Fire in Castaic north of Los Angeles had scorched 1,700 acres. With homes threatened, containment was still at 0%. Thousands of residents were under Evacuation Orders. By sunset, Evacuation Warnings had been expanded to the east of the fire to the edge of the 5 Freeway, the main artery leading …

A rapidly growing wildfire straddling the Ventura-Los Angeles county line Thursday afternoon triggered evacuations in and around Piru and Castaic amid a major heat wave that officials warned could foster extreme fire growth and behavior. The Canyon fire was initially reported to be about 30 acres, but within about two hours that estimate jumped to over 1,000 acres, according to …

Canyon Fire in Ventura County Prompts Evacuation Orders for Thousands  The New York Times Evacuations ordered for fast-burning fire near Ventura, L.A. county border  KTLA Southern California wildfire grows from 50 acres to over 1,000 acres in just hours  Fox News Canyon Fire: Fast-moving brush fire burning near Lake Piru in Ventura County; officials monitoring evacuation orders  ABC7 Los Angeles Photos: Fast-moving Canyon Fire …

The Mountain West’s conference realignment legal fight gained a new layer Thursday when three departing schools accused the league of improperly withholding tens of millions of dollars — including Boise State’s College Football Playoff money — and misleading them about a covert plan to speed up the addition of Grand Canyon University as a member. Those complaints are from an …

Paleontologists Discover Bizarre Half-Billion-Year-Old Fossil Treasure Trove in the Grand Canyon  SciTechDaily A new species of ‘penis worm’ was discovered in the Grand Canyon  Science News This bizarre ancient worm had spiky teeth and a retractable throat  National Geographic A dragon in the Grand Canyon? Researchers name new fossil for ‘Star Wars’ creature  yahoo.com Half A Billion Years Ago, The Grand Canyon Was Filled …