Canyon Fire Burns Nearly 5,000 Acres From Near Lake Piru to Castaic

Crews battling the 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 have managed to increase containment to 25% after overnight water drops kept the flames from uncontrolled spread.

As of Friday morning, the fire had burned 4,856 acres. About 400 firefighters from the Los Angeles and Ventura County fire departments were attacking the blaze with assistance from Angeles National Forest and Cal Fire.

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 Ventur