The Canyon Fire ignited near Holser Canyon Road, spreading from 30 to 1,000 acres in just two hours. Check the map of the fast-spreading fire below.

After several weeks of unusually cool temperatures, the Northern California region may see its first heat wave of the summer.

Authorities warned that the fire is spreading fast due to extreme heat and dry conditions in Southern California.

LOS ANGELES, Aug 8 (Xinhua/APP): Evacuations were ordered for communities near a fast-moving wildfire in a canyon area in Southern California amid a major heat wave.

A fast-moving wildfire near the Ventura and Los Angeles county line spread to over 1,500 acres on Aug. 7, triggering ...

A 600-acre brush fire burning in Ventura County on Thursday afternoon triggered evacuations in and around Piru and put nearby communities in the Santa Clarita Valley on ...

The Canyon fire broke out around 2 p.m. near Holser Canyon Road, northeast of Piru. By Thursday night, it was pushing east ...

Northern California's first heat wave of the summer is expected to begin later this week, bringing a stretch of sweltering temperatures above 100 degrees.

An unbearable heat wave gripping much of the southwestern United States is expected to peak Thursday, Aug. 7, as temperatures ...