Crews battling the un-contained Canyon Fire that’s scorched nearly 5,000 acres and prompted evacuation orders in an area straddling Los Angeles and Ventura counties in the Val Verde area west of Castaic, will be contending with continued high temperatures Friday but a lack of wind could help firefighters gain containment.

The National Weather Service has issued forecasts for temperatures in the low single digits for Friday, slightly cooler than Thursday with variable light winds building to stronger southwest gusts in the afternoon.

The fire moved fast after erupting near Lake Piru in Ventura County, then spreading into Los Angeles County, prompting evacuation orders in the Val Verde area west of Castaic.

As of early Friday morning, the blaze had grown to 4,856 acres with 0% containment

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