Firefighters continue battling largest fire in Los Angeles history

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http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/02/us/los-angeles-wildfire/

Firefighters continue battling largest fire in Los Angeles history

By Nicole Chavez and Joe Sutton, CNN

Updated 2:45 AM ET, Sun September 3, 2017

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(CNN) — More than 5,000 acres have burned in the intense La Tuna brush fire near Burbank, California, forcing people from their homes, shutting down an interstate and sending massive plumes of smoke in the air, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signed a declaration of local emergency Saturday instructing all city agencies to "take all necessary steps to protect life and property in the area" affected by what is now the largest fire the city has ever seen.

"The La Tuna Canyon Fire is an emergency that requires all available resources to protect our residents and keep our homes and other structures out of harm's way," Garcetti said in a statement.

Mandatory and voluntary evacuations were taking place, Capt. Branden Silverman said Saturday, but there were no reports of injuries. He suggested that everyone have a plan to evacuate if the need arises. Burbank is in Los Angeles County.
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[SunSeeker]

1. It is brutally hot. I don't know how those firefighters aren't passing out from heat exhaustion.

We'll definitely need those firefighters back from Houston.