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Firefighters increased containment overnight on the Lake Fire, which has burned thousands of acres and continues to threaten homes since erupting earlier this week in the Angeles National Forest.

The blaze had scorched 11,637 acres and was 12% contained as of 8 a.m. Friday.

Around 3:30 p.m., Sky5 was overhead as rows of flames tore through hillsides, sending off huge plumes of smoke.

Evacuation orders remain in place in Lake Hughes and surrounding areas. Updates on evacuation orders and road closures can be found on the Forest Service?s InciWeb Information Page.

Evacuation shelters have been set up at Highland High School located at 39055 25th St. West in Palmdale, and at the Castaic Sports Complex at 31230 Castaic Road in Castaic.

Assessment teams are working to determine the number of structures damaged in the fire. As of Thursday, at least three structures had been destroyed.

More than 1,100 firefighting personnel from the Angeles National Forest and Los Angeles County Fire Department are working together to battle the blaze.

Crews will be faced with an excessive heat warning from 11 a.m. Friday until 9 p.m. Monday. Afternoon temperatures are expected to approach 100 degrees near Lake Hughes.

The Lake Fire was first reported about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday near Lake Hughes just north of Warm Springs.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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A brush fire that has scorched thousands of acres in the Angeles National Forest above Azusa is moving away from homes Friday morning, prompting officials to lift mandatory evacuations for a neighborhood that was previously threatened by the flames.

The so-called Ranch 2 Fire had burned about 2,500 acres and was 0% contained as of Friday morning, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The size of the fire was downgraded by 500 acres from Thursday evning?s estimate.

Fire activity is expected to increase Friday afternoon amid the hot and dry weather conditions.

Video late Thursday night showed the fire burning dangerously close to homes near Highwood Court and Mount Laurel Way, which had been placed under a mandatory evacuation order earlier in the day.

About 300 homes were threatened at the time.

Firefighters successfully kept the flames away from homes and say the blaze is moving north Friday morning toward an area previously burned in last month?s Dam Fire.

All evacuation orders were lifted as of 11 p.m., according to a tweet from the Azusa Police Department.

Highway 39 will remain closed as emergency vehicles remain in the area to monitor the fire, the Police Department stated.

The fire was reported about 3 p.m. Thursday in a creek bed near the corner of San Gabriel Canyon and Ranch roads.

The U.S. Forest Service and Los Angeles County Fire Department are working together to fight the fire.

The blaze started as firefighters were already battling the 11,000-acre Lake Fire, also burning in the Angeles National Forest.

Firefighters are also dealing with a heat wave in the region that has Azusa expecting temperatures in the triple-digits Friday and Saturday.
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A blaze, dubbed the Skyline Fire, has burned 45 acres in Corona, officials reported.

The vegetation fire was reported around 4:37 p.m. Thursday near Skyline Drive and Foothill Parkway, southwest of Corona, the Riverside County Fire Department said.

The blaze was initially reported to be burning 10 to 15 acres at a moderate rate of spread in ?light flashy fuels and heavy brush,? the department said. As of 8:30 p.m., officials said it had burned at least 51 acres and was 40% contained.

On Friday, fire officials said updated mapping showed the fire had actually charred 45 acres and was 50% contained.

The Skyline Trail was closed to the public out of an abundance of caution, city officials said on Twitter.

Precautionary evacuations were initially in place at Clearing Circle, Meandering Lane, Burrero Way, Corbett Street and Overland Lane, but all orders were lifted around 9:15 p.m.

At least two helicopters and two air tankers were battling the flames from above Thursday.

Meanwhile, the region was facing high temperatures, prompting an excessive heat warning and elevated fire danger. Crews continued battling additional fires burning nearby, including the Ranch Fire in Azusa and the Lake Fire in the Lake Hughes area of the Angeles National Forest.