A new wildfire, known as the Hughes fire, has broken out in Los Angeles, forcing around 31,000 residents to evacuate. Southern California is now under an extreme fire risk warning with over 4,000 firefighters working to contain the flames.
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00:00Around 31,000 people have evacuated after a new wildfire known as the Hughes Fire erupted in Los Angeles.
00:10The Hughes Fire is now estimated to be over 9,400 acres with 0% containment,
00:19with no structures reported damaged or destroyed.
00:24We have over 4,000 firefighting personnel assigned to the incident.
00:29Two other major fires have been raging for over two weeks in the greater Los Angeles area.
00:35Much of Southern California is now under a red flag warning for extreme fire risk conditions.
00:41While there have been no reported injuries in the Hughes Fire, officials remain concerned
00:45as strong winds and dry conditions are expected to worsen.