Wildfire in LA, Ventura counties grows to over 5,000 acres in one day

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A wildfire broke out in Southern California on Thursday afternoon, growing to over 5,000 acres by Friday and forcing evacuations in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. 

A Friday morning update from the Los Angeles County and Ventura County fire departments stated that as of 9 am local time, 4,856 acres have burned in the Canyon Fire and the fire was 25 percent contained. As of Friday afternoon, that number has grown to 5,370 acres. 400 personnel are at the scene battling the blaze, and the cause is still under investigation. 

“The Canyon Fire began in Ventura County off Holster Canyon Rd with westerly winds pushing the fire towards Los Angeles County. The VCFD dispatched resources just before 1:30 pm on August 7, 2025. A few moments later the LACoFD dispatched their initial response to mitigate potential threats across the county line. Due to the fast-moving nature of the fire Ventura upgraded their response to a 2nd Alarm at 1:33 pm,” the incident update read. read more

10 Comments on Wildfire in LA, Ventura counties grows to over 5,000 acres in one day

  1. ^^^ CORRECT, AA

    NO LESSONS LEARNED BECAUSE IT WAS ALL BECAUSE OF CLIMATE CHANGE, DONCHA KNOW (🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄), SO THE DEFINITION PERSISTS

    “IT’S DÉJÀ VU ALL OVER AGAIN”

    – YOGI BERRA

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  2. Hell is like that.

    Lots and lots of fire involved and everyone there chooses to be there.

    Whether they knew beforehand, or not.

    Probably better to play Welcome to Hotel Hellifornia in the background.

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