Firefighters were able to stop the progress of the blaze, which had prompted the evacuation of a nearby college campus.
CSU Channel Islands evacuated due to the rapidly spreading Laguna Fire in Camarillo, with firefighting efforts underway.
As of Friday morning, there are nine active wildfires burning in California and a red flag warning remains in place.
The Hughes Fire, near the Castaic Lake area, spread to more than 10,000 acres as the smaller Sepulveda Fire broke out along Interstate 405.
The Laguna Fire broke out Thursday morning near Laguna Road in Camarillo, prompting the evacuation of California State University, Channel Islands.
The Laguna fire in Ventura County, which grew quickly to about 50 acres Thursday morning and briefly forced the evacuation of a university campus, was coming under control by the afternoon.
Los Angeles fire officials are warning local residents that the threat of devastating and destructive wildfires is not over this week, as tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee their ...
Crews in Ventura County quickly gained control over the Laguna Fire, which forced a brief evacuation of the CSU Channel Islands campus. KTLA reports on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.