Evacuation warnings issued for new wildfire near Los Angeles
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The Canyon Fire, which has torched about 5,370 acres around the border between Ventura and Los Angeles counties, is close to complete containment after firefighters made significant progress on the blaze overnight, according to authorities.
First discovered: 11:49 p.m. Aug. 11 Initial location: Los Angeles County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported today at 11:49 p.m. in Los Angeles County, California. Rock Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.
The Canyon Fire in Southern California has spread to more than 5,300 acres and was 25% contained, a day after igniting outside of Piru, CA.
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