Nearly 20,000 people were ordered to evacuate in northern Los Angeles County on Wednesday as the Hughes Fire rapidly spread, scorching over 8,000 acres within hours. An additional 15,000 residents were under evacuation warnings after the fire erupted near a community in north Los Angeles County. As of Wednesday afternoon, the fire had no containment, officials said, and strong winds and dry conditions were expected to exacerbate the situation through Friday. This fire follows two recent devastating blazes in the Los Angeles area, which killed twenty-seven people and destroyed thousands of homes
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00:00It's Benzinga bringing Wall Street to Main Street.
00:02Nearly 20,000 people were ordered to evacuate in northern Los Angeles County on Wednesday
00:06as the huge fire rapidly spread scorching over 8,000 acres within hours.
00:11An additional 15,000 residents were under evacuation warnings
00:14after the fire erupted near a community in north Los Angeles County.
00:18As of Wednesday afternoon, the fire had no containment, officials said,
00:21and strong winds and dry conditions were expected to exasperate the situation through Friday.
00:26This fire follows two recent devastating blazes in the Los Angeles area
00:30which killed 27 people and destroyed thousands of homes.