Crews made progress Friday establishing containment lines around the Canyon Fire straddling the Los Angeles-Ventura county line near Val Verde west of Castaic, but the blaze continued to grow in size, topping 5,300 acres.

The Canyon Fire was estimated at 5,370 acres as of early Friday afternoon, according to Cal Fire. But containment of the blaze jumped from 0% overnight to 25%.

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. They maintained the fight amid soaring temperatures that stayed below triple digits, slightly cooler than Thursday. But some gusty winds were anticipated Friday afternoon.

“Today, firefighters are making good progress in suppressing the blaze, aided b

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