The Newhall Fire broke out on the 14 Freeway, growing to two acres in size Saturday afternoon before being knocked down. The brush fire, dubbed the Newhall Fire, was first reported around 5:10 p.m. on the northbound 14 Freeway just north of the 5 Freeway interchange, according to officials. “The fire grew to two acres,” said Bernard Peters, a dispatch ...

One individual was detained in connection to a Newhall structure fire Thursday night. Reports were received at around 8:15 p.m. of a commercial fire on Lyons Avenue near Apple Street in Newhall, according to Supervisor Miguel Ornelas with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “It was just an outdoor fire up against the side of a building,” Ornelas said. “Two ...

Pramesh Sharma, a Newhall business owner, recently spoke to KHTS about the temporary loss of his business after a commercial fire broke out inside of a strip mall on Sunday. Sharma serves as the Senior Vice President for American Health Services, and oversaw its Newhall location on the 24000 block of Arch Street before a fire broke out inside the ...

The Jake Fire in Newhall broke out Wednesday afternoon, threatening several structures and prompting evacuations, officials said. https://www.facebook.com/khtsradio/videos/454890398565907/UzpfSTEzMjkyNTQ0MzQzOTIzNTpWSzo0NTQ4OTAzOTg1NjU5MDc/   UPDATE (3:30 p.m.): All Jake Fire evacuations have been lifted after the brush fire in Newhall, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. UPDATE (1:50 p.m.): Forward progress has been stopped on the Jake Fire, with officials with the Los Angeles County ...

Downed power lines sparked a Newhall fire that was extinguished by residents Friday afternoon, officials said. Around 12:05 p.m. Friday, firefighters received reports of a tree fire near the northbound 5 Freeway and Calgrove Boulevard on Wiley Canyon Road, said Sean Rios, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “Power lines came down into a tree,” Rios said. ...

The Saddleridge Fire is now 44 percent contained as of Monday evening, with firefighters holding the blaze to just under 8,400 acres overnight. UPDATE (Monday 8:01 p.m.): The Saddleridge Fire has reached 8,391 acres, with a containment of 44 percent, according to officials with the California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection. The Saddleridge Fire was reported just after 9:00 ...

Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, has expressed her commitment to stand with the communities impacted by the Saddleridge Fire. Late Thursday night, the Saddleridge Fire broke out in Sylmar and quickly spread to the neighborhoods of Porter Ranch, Granada Hills and Chatsworth in the 38th Assembly District, represented by Smith. The Assemblywoman issued the following statement regarding the Saddleridge Fire: ...

Officials with the National Weather Service (NWS) have extended Santa Clarita’s Red Flag Warning into Saturday due to wind gusts remaining high and humidity remaining low as the Saddleridge Fire continues to burn just south of Santa Clarita. See Related: UPDATE: One Person Confirmed Dead As Result Of Saddleridge Fire In Sylmar With the Saddleridge Fire continuing to burn near ...

Congresswoman Katie Hill, D-Agua Dulce, has signed a letter to President Donald Trump asking for additional resources in order to combat the Saddleridge Fire. In response to the Saddleridge Fire, which has burned through over 7,500 acres as of 9:30 a.m. Saturday,  Congresswoman Katie Hill has joined a bipartisan group of elected officials at the federal, state, and local level, ...

The Weldon Fire broke out on the 5 Freeway Tuesday as a result of a vehicle fire, and was quickly extinguished, officials said. UPDATE: 6:25 p.m. — All lanes of the northbound 5 Freeway are now open, according to the California Highway Patrol. UPDATE: 5:04 p.m — The CHP has issued a SigAlert update, claiming both number 4 and 5 lanes will ...