Firefighters received the alarm call on Sunday night as a wildfire was spreading quickly over 20 miles north of Los Angeles. Officials announced that strong winds and dry weather was expected during the night. Ron Haralson, spokesman for Los Angeles County Fire Department, stated that "There's been no open flames for hours. It's just smoldering. We want that to continue but the winds are going to grow and we risk a flare-up."

The blazes began to burn the whole place up at about 2 a.m. on Sunday. The fire quickly burnt down 2,066 acres of rugged terrain from the Los Angeles National Forest. A house, a garage and three mobile homes were affected by the blaze. Nearly 1,200 residents were evacuated and the officials forbid them to come back over the night.

According to fire officials, the blaze was 20% contained on Sunday night. No serious injuries were reported. Still, Haralson was a bit concerned that the Santa Ana winds will reach up to 60mph and this might make the blaze even worse. All Southern California will be kept under surveillance until Tuesday.

1,000 residents joined the firefighters in an attempt to stop the fire. Helicopters, planes and special crews arrived to the scene to fight the strong blazes. Neighborhoods near Kagel and Lopez canyons were threatened by the fire and forced the evacuation of 450 homes.

Shelters were built up at San Francisco High School and the farm animals were taken to Hansen Dam. Stanton Florea, spokesman for U.S. Forest Service, stated that the fire “burned right down to a couple of neighborhoods.”