500 homes forced to evacuate as huge fire spreads in Los Angeles

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The Lake Fire erupted at around 3.30pm about a 90-minute drive from the city. FMTNews US Fire California

A water tanker makes a drop on the Lake Fire, which has rapidly grown to more than 10,000 acres, north of Los Angeles yesterday.

LOS ANGELES: A fast-moving brush fire north of Los Angeles prompted mandatory evacuation orders for some 500 homes on Wednesday as firefighters battled the flames that had burned 10,000 acres by early evening, authorities said.Rapidly-spreading flames had scorched some 10,000 acres within a little more than three hours, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

“Multiple agencies are battling a brush fire near the Lake Hughes area in the Angeles National Forest,” the department said in a tweet.More than 300 firefighters backed by helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft were deployed to fight the blaze. “#LASD deputies currently evacuating residents in the area,” the fire department said in another tweet, referring to the LA Sheriff’s Department.Wildfires have become more frequent and bigger in California in recent years, in part driven by climate change.

The deadliest fire in the state’s history – the Camp Fire – took place in northern California in November 2018 and killed 86 people.

 

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