Los Angeles fires: evacuation orders and warnings for more than 50,000 people

In a new development, US authorities issued evacuation orders or fire warnings to more than 50,000 people in North Los Angeles, California.
The Hughes Fire broke out late in the morning, and in just six hours, it consumed more than 15 square miles (39 square kilometers) of trees and dense brush near Castaic Lake.

Los Angeles fires

This lake is a popular recreational destination located about 64 kilometers from the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires, which have been burning for three weeks.

Although the area was under a “red flag” warning due to the danger of fires, the wind speed was lower than that which helped spread previous fires.
It provided firefighting aircraft with the opportunity to drop tens of thousands of gallons of fire retardant.

Los Angeles fire developments

“The situation we face today is completely different from the situation we were in 16 days ago,” Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said in a statement Wednesday evening.
So far, no homes or other buildings have been reported burned.