A wildfire in the mountains north of Los Angeles is tearing through thousands of acres and forcing evacuations after igniting Thursday afternoon. It’s one of several notable fires in the West that have undergone explosive growth in recent weeks,

A fast-growing brush fire is forcing thousands of people to evacuate in a mountainous area north of Los Angeles

Firefighters in a mountainous area north of Los Angeles made good progress in their battle against a brush fire that has forced thousands of people to evacuate, officials said Friday. The Canyon Fire ignited Thursday afternoon and spread rapidly in the dry,

This comes just days after the Gifford Fire in central California has become the state's largest wildfire this year. Andres Gutierrez reports from Castaic, California.

The Canyon Fire, which began on Thursday afternoon, has expanded from 30 acres to nearly 5,000 acres in less than 24 hours.