Firefighters make progress on Hughes fire north of Los Angeles as a new wildfire erupts in Southern California. View on euronews ...

Officials said the fire, which had spread to more than 500 acres by Thursday night, was miles away from threatening any homes or buildings.

But the orders were lifted a few hours later. The blaze had only burned two acres as of 3:46 p.m. PT, according to Cal Fire. Farther southeast, firefighters also responded to a brush fire ...

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A wildfire erupted several miles north of the U.S.- Mexico border in the San Diego area Thursday, quickly blackening scores of open acres.