Crews Make Progress Against Fast-Moving Wildfire
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The King Fire ignited around 70 miles northwest of Los Angeles on Thursday morning and quickly grew to nearly 500 acres.
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Daily Express US on MSNHorrifying California wildfire spreads as residents given emergency evacuation warnings
Firefighters scrambled to battle a fast-moving wildfire that broke out Thursday morning in hills along Interstate 5 in northwestern Los Angeles County
First discovered: 11:49 p.m. Aug. 11 Initial location: Los Angeles County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported today at 11:49 p.m. in Los Angeles County, California. Rock Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.
VIIRS/MODIS satellite hotspot data is updated daily in the morning with the red dots indicating which direction the fire is moving. The color of the dots shows how recent the data is (red is today, orange yesterday, yellow two days old). Perimeter data is updated by Cal Fire twice daily.
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