Firefighters make progress against fast-moving blaze along highway north of Los Angeles
August 14, 2025
Firefighters with air support are scrambling to control a fast-moving wildfire that erupted in hills along Interstate 5 in northwestern Los Angeles County. Officials say the King Fire charred nearly a square mile of tinder-dry brush in a lightly populated area about 60 miles north of downtown LA. An RV park was ordered to shelter in place, and residents of remote homes were under evacuation warnings. The Angeles National Forest said the fire was 40% contained by Thursday evening. Firefighters were also battling a blaze in northern Los Angeles County that officials say had ballooned to 400 acres and was 6% contained Thursday evening.