The Lake Fire which erupted two weeks ago, has reached 31,089 acres in size and is now 70 percent contained, officials said Wednesday. The Lake Fire erupted on Wednesday, Aug. 12 at around 3:45 p.m. on Lake Hughes Road near Pine Canyon Road, according to officials with the Angeles National Forestry Service. Since the fire began, it has threatened 1,329 ...

Several evacuations put in place due to the Lake Fire are set to be lifted Friday as firefighters managed to surpass 50 percent containment on the blaze overnight. |Update| The #LakeFire is 28,912 acres with 52% containment. For more information visit: https://t.co/DckptKYS6M. pic.twitter.com/ASpblYAE4x — Angeles National Forest (@Angeles_NF) August 21, 2020 At 10 a.m. Friday, evacuations for areas east of ...

The Lake Fire has reached 48 percent containment, burning over 27,000 acres as of Thursday morning, officials said.  UPDATE 6 p.m. — The Lake Fire has reached 27,841 acres with 52 percent containment, according to officials with Angeles National Forest. The brush fire, dubbed the Lake Fire, first broke out on Aug. 12 at about 3:30 p.m. north of Santa ...

The Lake Fire in Lake Hughes, north of Santa Clarita, has reached over 21,000 acres with 38 percent containment as of Tuesday morning, slightly growing in “inaccessible terrain.”  The brush fire, dubbed the Lake Fire, is currently at 21,115 acres with 1,983 personnel assigned, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department in a Tuesday update.  “The temperature will remain ...

The Lake Fire has burned over 19,000 acres since it broke out last week, with firefighters managing to get the blaze nearly 40 percent contained as of Monday evening. **UPDATE** #LakeFire is currently 19,029 acres with 38% containment. The fire remain active throughout the day with temperatures from 99-103 degrees. — L.A. County Fire Department (@LACoFDPIO) August 18, 2020 The ...

The Lake Fire has reached 31 percent containment burning over 18,500 acres as of Monday morning, five days after breaking out, officials said.  The brush fire in Lake Hughes, dubbed the Lake Fire, was first reported at about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday and has now reached an estimated 18,526 acres with full containment expected on Sept. 2.  “Overnight firefighters continued to ...

After previously reporting that the Lake Fire had scorched over 17,000 acres of land, fire officials have downsized the fire by nearly 3,000 acres due to “improve infrared mapping.” UPDATE (10 a.m. Saturday): Officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department announced Saturday morning that “improved infrared mapping” of the Lake Fire showed that the blaze had burned less acreage than ...

The Lake Fire in Lake Hughes has reached 12 percent containment Friday, burning over 11,600 acres two days after breaking out, officials said. UPDATE (5:30 p.m.): New evacuation orders have been issued for the Lake Fire, according to a tweet from the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station. 8.14.2020 NEW EVACUATION ORDERS ISSUED FOR THE LAKE FIRE: North of Avenue D/Hwy 138 | South ...