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

Crews battling the Canyon Fire were able to gain containment on the blaze as of Friday morning, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said.

CalFire reports the Canyon Fire which began at around 1:25 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 7, is now burning east with a rapid rate of ...

By Lindsay Weber Click here for updates on this story VAL VERDE, Calif. (KCRA) -- Fire crews are working to contain a fast-moving ...

Multi-agency firefighters are battling a fast-moving fire near Lake Piru in Ventura County dubbed the 'Canyon Fire.' As of Friday morning, officials report the fire has now moved into Los Angeles ...

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

Fire officials say the blaze is threatening power lines as well as the communities of Hasley Canyon and Hathaway Ranch.

Crews batted the un-contained Canyon Fire that’s scorched nearly 5,000 acres and prompted evacuation orders in an area straddling Los Angeles and Ventura counties in the Val Verde area.

A day after the Canyon Fire ignited in Ventura County, it has torched nearly 5,000 acres of land and triggered evacuation orders.

LOS ANGELES >> A rapidly growing wildfire straddling the Ventura-Los Angeles county line Thursday afternoon triggered ...

The state's latest blaze erupted on Thursday afternoon and spread to more than 4,800 acres in a matter of hours, fire ...