Wildfire forces 300 homes to evacuate north of Los Angeles
Officials said that no death or injuries have been reported in the wildfire.
Some 300 firefighters were battling a fast-moving wildfire outside Los Angeles early on Saturday that forced the evacuation of about 300 homes, fire officials said.The blaze broke out on Friday afternoon and spread quickly to cover some 2,500 acres in Santa Clarita about 40 miles (65 km) northwest of the city, the state's official incident information system said. No deaths or injuries were reported.The temperature in the area was 111 degrees Fahrenheit (44 Celsius)when the fire broke out, with a west-southwest wind of 15 miles (24 km) per hour ph with gusts of up to 25 miles (40 km) per hour, according to the National Weather Service forecast.