Lanes were closed on the 5 Freeway Tuesday afternoon due to a brush fire burning in the Castaic area. The fire, estimated at about 40 acres, was not threatening structures in the hills north of Los Angeles.

Hikers detained a suspected arsonist after a brush fire started at Runyon Canyon, which was contained by firefighters.

Firefighters say that a fire that nearly spread to homes in Riverside over the weekend was started by illegal fireworks.

A new wildfire was reported today at 7:32 a.m. in Los Angeles County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land. Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.

The Burbank Fire Department said Tuesday afternoon it was responding to the Bethany Fire, which is burning near a residential area.

Crews made significant progress on the Lake Fire in San Bernardino County as authorities said the forward rate of spread was stopped by Sunday afternoon. Evacuations remained in effect as of 1 p.m., but containment was up to 10% as the spread was capped at 478 acres, according to Cal Fire.

A wildfire in central California exploded in size as dry, hot weather Thursday raised the fire risk for large portions of the state.

Firefighters were battling a small brush fire that was threatening structures in northern Los Angeles County Tuesday morning amid a heat wave.

According to the latest data released by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), the Madre Fire, ignited Wednesday afternoon in San Luis Obispo County, had spread to 52,593 acres (212.8 square km) as of Thursday evening, with only 5 percent containment.

Firefighters in Riverside County, just east of Los Angeles, continued to battle three significant wildfires early Tuesday morning, even as authorities lifted evacuation orders for thousands of residents.

The Lake Fire near Silverwood Lake in San Bernardino County caused evacuations and a rapid spread to 478 acres.