The Canyon Fire, north of Los Angeles, has grown rapidly to nearly 5,000 acres in size, with thousands of people ordered to evacuate

Fire crews from Ventura and Los Angeles counties are battling a rapidly growing vegetation fire in Holser Canyon, near Lake Piru, in 100-degree heat. The blaze, called the Canyon Fire, is estimated to be at 1,

The Canyon fire broke out around 2 p.m. near Holser Canyon Road, northeast of Piru. By Thursday night, it was pushing east toward Castaic and Interstate 5.