LOS ANGELES, Jan 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – A fast-moving brush fire erupted in U.S. Los Angeles County, yesterday morning, expanding over 500 acres (2.02 square kilometres) with zero containment, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire).
The blaze, dubbed Hughes Fire, was reported about 10:30 a.m. local time, yesterday, in the area of Lake Hughes Road near Castaic Lake, about 80 kilometres north-west of Los Angeles downtown, the KTLA news channel reported, noting, it spread to the size in less than one and a half hours.
Fueled by heavy and dry plants, and pushed by gusting Santa Ana winds, the latest wildfire in Southern California spread rapidly, the authorities said, adding, evacuation orders had been issued in the Castaic Lake area and nearby remote canyon areas.
Los Angeles County has been inundated with deadly blazes this month. The Palisades and Eaton fires, the largest ones in the most populous county of the U.S., have killed 28 people, sparked numerous mandatory evacuations, and destroyed thousands of structures.– NNN-XINHUA
