Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted last week and roared across the Los Angeles area.

Rainfall could cause mudslides in area burned by wildfires, with officials warning residents of toxic material from debris and ash.

The 10,000-acre Hughes Fire near the Los Angeles County community ... according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire. At one point, 31,000 people were under ...

Jan 23 (Reuters) - Firefighters stopped the expansion of a new wildfire north of Los Angeles on ... earlier in the day, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said ...

The Hughes Fire, reported shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday near Castaic Lake, prompted evacuations north of Los Angeles. The map above shows the mandatory evacuation area in red and the approximate fire perimeter as a black line.

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according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, also known as Cal Fire. Fire crews overnight contributed largely to the new containment lines, according to Los Angeles ...

But as Los Angeles grapples with blazes that have ... would be subject to the new rules because they are deemed at highest fire risk by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The fire, driven by hurricane-force winds that spread embers ...

Winds have picked up and are expected to continue through Tuesday morning, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking.

The Hughes fire has burned through 3,407 acres since it started late Wednesday morning, according to local officials.

Southern California Edison, a unit of utility Edison International, said today preliminary analysis of data showed a “momentary and expected increase in current” on its energized lines in the Eaton Canyon corridor on Jan.