AN unusually strong and long-lasting heat dome will add to a high wildfire risk in many drought-stricken regions.

Firefighters stopped the forward progress of the 2,679-acre Summit Fire in the Antelope Valley Saturday morning, but containment remains at 0%.

Authorities responded to a report of a brush fire in Llano that has since caused evacuation orders and warnings.

Los Angeles building inspectors have launched an investigation into alleged unpermitted construction at a warehouse that erupted in flames last week — its second fire in two years.

One man was critically injured in a fire in Los Angeles Friday after illegal fireworks went off, setting two vehicles on fire in a motel parking lot.

A fast-spreading blaze prompted evacuation orders Friday afternoon in a sparsely populated area of Los Angeles County. The fire reached about 2,700 acres (1,092 hectares) by evening, Angeles