Canyon fire north of LA scorches nearly 5,000 acres, triggers evacuations

The Manila Times

Canyon fire north of LA scorches nearly 5,000 acres, triggers evacuations  Firefighters on Aug. 8, 2025 battle a fierce blaze just north of Los Angeles that has scorched at least 5,000 acres and triggered evacuations in Ventura and Los Angeles counties. The Canyon Fire started on Aug. 7 in a remote area east of Lake Piru, according to local TV news station KABC. It had quickly burned almost 5,000 acres by evening  of the same day. According to Cal Fire, the Canyon Fire was 0 percent contained the following day.  ABC AFFILIATE KABC / REUTERS  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital  Sign up to our newsletters: https://tmt.ph/newsletters   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes #WorldNews #LosAngeles

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00:00Last night, when these men were here,

00:26the fire, the flames, the actual flames started back in back of this house

00:34and they wrapped all the way around 180 degrees on that ridge, all simultaneous.

00:42It was a firework show for six hours.

00:48We are so blessed. We're so thankful.

00:52If it wasn't for these Cal Fire men, we would have lost everything.

00:59We were here all night.

01:03The bulldozers were up on the hill for six or seven hours just pushing brush around.

01:13And without these brave people, we would have been out of luck.

01:22Slash of Maupera

01:43Slash of Maupera

01:45I'll see you next time.

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