A day after the Canyon Fire ignited in Ventura County, California, it has torched nearly 5,000 acres of land and triggered evacuation orders.

Firefighters in a mountainous area north of Los Angeles made good progress in their battle against a brush fire that has forced thousands of people to evacuate, officials said Friday. The Canyon Fire ignited Thursday afternoon and spread rapidly in the dry,

NBC News’ Dana Griffin reports on the Canyon Fire that just erupted overnight in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. This as other wildfires continue to burn out of control in places like Colorado and Utah fueled by hot,