{"id":395418,"date":"2026-07-12T06:25:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T06:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/395418\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T06:25:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T06:25:22","slug":"rapidly-growing-wildfire-in-los-angeles-county-prompts-evacuations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/395418\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapidly growing wildfire in Los Angeles County prompts evacuations"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOS ANGELES (AP) \u2014 A fast-spreading blaze prompted evacuation orders Friday afternoon in a sparsely populated area of Los Angeles County.<\/p>\n

The brush fire sparked around 1 p.m. under dry and scorching hot conditions in a remote high desert region about 45 miles northeast of LA, according to the LA County Fire Department. Temperatures in the area soared to nearly 100 degrees.<\/p>\n

(MORE: Important things to do right now to fireproof your home<\/a>)<\/p>\n

The fire reached about 2,700 acres by evening, Angeles National Forest officials said on the social media platform X. It’s unclear how many buildings are threatened by the blaze.<\/p>\n

Evacuation warning issued, shelter opened<\/p>\n

The American Red Cross opened a shelter at a YMCA in Los Angeles County.<\/p>\n

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A helicopter drops water on the Summit Fire in Llano, California.<\/p>\n

The nearest town to its east is Pi\u00f1on Hills, a census-designated community of about 7,200 people in San Bernardino County. Parts of the town were under an evacuation warning by Friday evening.<\/p>\n

(MORE: How the American monsoon helps and hurts wildfire season<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Most of the U.S. is entering a\u00a0heat wave<\/a>\u00a0this weekend caused by an unusually strong and long-lasting heat dome that will add to an already high wildfire risk this year in many drought-stricken regions. Temperatures are expected to be 15 to 25 degrees Fahrenheit (8 to 14 degrees Celsius) warmer than normal in some areas.<\/p>\n

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