A rapidly moving brush fire that broke out near Lake Piru in the county of Ventura quickly burned to magic today, which caused evacuation orders in the Val Verde region west of Castaic and an evacuation warning reaching east to the east to about two kilometers from the theme park. There is no indication that the six flags plan to interrupt operations at the moment.
The canyon fire broke out shortly after 2 p.m., burning in an area remote east of Lake Piru but quickly spreading east through the brush. Initially estimated at around 30 acres, the fire increased quickly and in less than an hour, it was estimated by crews on the scene for burning around 600 acres.
With the progress that progresses, evacuation warnings were issued in the Val Verde region. This warning was then raised to an evacuation order, while certain surrounding districts were placed under additional warnings. The evacuation orders are indicated in red on the map below, while the evacuation warnings are in yellow.
The firefighters of the counties of Ventura and Los Angeles were fighting against the flames, with the help of the staff of the National Forest of Angeles.
The National Weather Service said that temperatures in the region oscillated around 100 degrees Thursday afternoon with the wind out of the west at around 5 mph.
There was no immediate word on the cause of the fire and no injury report.
