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

A brush fire in a mountainous area north of LA triggered evacuations in two counties, scorching nearly 5,000 acres (2,000 hectares), authorities said Friday.