Crews battled a fast-moving Southern California wildfire that started north of Santa Clarita on Aug. 7 and is threatening powerlines and the communities of Halsey Canyon and Hathaway Ranch, authorities reported.
The Canyon Fire was burning in an area straddling Los Angeles and Ventura counties and reached 5,370 acres and was 25 percent contained by the afternoon of Aug. 8, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire).