(This story has been updated to add new information.)

The Canyon Fire in Ventura and Los Angeles counties has exploded to 4,856 acres, prompting evacuation orders as officials battled the blaze in soaring temperatures on Thursday, Aug. 7. It’s just one of multiple fires burning in California, including the largest blaze so far this year, the Gifford Fire .

The Canyon Fire, which ignited in a canyon area southeast of Lake Piru, grew to over 4,856 acres with zero percent containment, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said on Aug. 7, their most recent update.

No residences have been damaged by the blaze, and there have not been any reported injuries, officials said.

This blaze, among the latest in a string of wildfires that have ignited in recent days across the state, comes am

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