A brush fire that burned approximately 50 acres in Malibu was 60% contained as of Wednesday afternoon, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said, a sharp contrast to a fire burning thousands of acres further north. LA County firefighters were on scene at ...

Now covering over 20,000 acres the blaze has grown significantly over the past day. It is so far only five percent contained and has destroyed 132 structures.

Whipped by powerful Santa Ana winds gusting to 60 mph, the Mountain Fire continued to spread in Ventura County northwest of Los Angeles on Thursday. The blaze has consumed more than 20,000 acres, with just 5% containment.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an emergency proclamation Thursday over the raging Mountain Fire that's now scorched more than 20,000 acres and forced thousands of evacuations north of Los Angeles.