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Five new fires have sparked in Southern California since Thursday.
Why It Matters
At least 28 people have died in the Los Angeles area since multiple wildfires erupted, and thousands of residents have fled their homes.
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Earlier this month, two significant wildfires ignited in Los Angeles County and quickly grew to encompass thousands of acres. Firefighters are still battling those two blazes, named the Palisades and Eaton fires.
What to Know
In the weeks since, more fires have erupted, including five that ignited on Thursday.
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Thursday's slew of new fires started just after midnight with the Sepulveda fire igniting in Los Angeles County. The fire is at 45 acres and 60 percent contained.
Around 9:40 a.m. local time in Ventura County, the Laguna fire sparked. It has now reached 94 acres. Firefighters have the flames 70 percent contained.
The Border 2 fire ignited on Thursday afternoon around 2:30 p.m. and has since exploded to 4,250 acres. As of Friday morning, it is 10 percent contained. Evacuation orders and warnings remain in place.
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Only minutes later, the Gilman fire ignited at 2:42 p.m. local time in San Diego County. However, the fire is already 100 percent contained. It reached 2 acres in size.
Later in the afternoon at around 4:40 p.m. local time, the Gibbel fire ignited in Riverside County. Firefighters have contained 50 percent of the fire, which is 20 acres in size.
Strong winds made things even more difficult for firefighters on Thursday and Friday, but National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologist Adam Roser told Newsweek the winds are expected to die down on Friday morning. The strongest winds peaked in the San Diego forecast region on Thursday morning, he said.
The other fires burning are the Palisades fire, which ignited on January 7 and is more than 23,000 acres in size and 77 percent contained; the Eaton fire, which also ignited on January 7 and is 14,000 acres in size and 95 percent contained; the Hughes fire, which ignited on Wednesday this week and quickly exploded to more than 10,000 acres in size, is 56 percent contained; and the Clay fire, which ignited on Tuesday, is 39 acres and 90 percent contained.
What People Are Saying
CAL FIRE in a situation summary about the Border 2 Fire: "Fire crews experienced extreme fire behavior last night with long range spotting. The fire has impacted Otay Lakes Road, prompting EVACUATION ORDERS and WARNINGS to the North and West of the Otay Mountain Wilderness. Night flying CAL FIRE Fire-Hawk helicopters provided aerial support over the fire, while fixed wing aircraft have been ordered to be over the fire in the morning hours. A substantial augmentation of resources has been ordered and will report for assignment this morning."
What Happens Next
Rain is expected in Southern California this weekend, which will hopefully dampen vegetation in the area and make it more difficult for more fires to spark. However, a precipitation outlook from the NWS Climate Prediction Center anticipates that Southern California will be drier than normal for the next two weeks.
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