Close to 17,000 people in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties were ordered to evacuate due to the fast-moving Canyon Fire, according to New York Times reports. According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (aka Cal Fire ), the Canyon Fire ignited around 1:25 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 8.

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,