In the San Fernando Valley north of Los Angeles, the so-called Saddleridge
fire had spread to more than 4,700 acres by Friday morning, moving at a rate of 800 acres per hour, the
Los Angeles Fire Department said at a news conference.
Some 23,000 homes and some 100,000 residents were under mandatory evacuation orders on Friday morning and should not expect the orders to be lifted for at least a few days, department officials said.