A massive blaze, now dubbed "Lake fire," erupted near Lake Hughes, California in the Angeles National Forest on Wednesday (August 12), destroying 10,000 acres of land and prompting evacuations.

Footage filmed by @EmilySandifer on August 12 shows a wall of smoke billowing from the fire. Further footage filmed by @ValleyFireScan shows a plane dropping fire retardant.

Massive walls of smoke billowed from the raging 'Lake Fire' in California on Wednesday, August 12.

The fire broke out in the Angeles National Forest near Lake Hughes and grew to more than 10,000 acres as of writing. Fire fighting teams from different areas in the state rushed to tackle the fire.



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1 min 30-sec video (5 clips)
NOTE: Some clips without audio

Video Location: Highway 138 near Three Points Rd, California, UST
Video Recording Date/Time: August, 12, 2020 at about 18:00h
Owner's Comment: Was trying to help a friend evacuate.
Country: United States

Firefighting planes were dispatched to help tackle the raging Lake Fire in Los Angeles County on Wednesday, August 12.

The fire broke out in the Angeles National Forest near Lake Hughes and grew to more than 10,000 acres as of writing. Fire fighting teams from different areas in the state rushed to tackle the fire. evacuation orders are currently in effect.



RESTRICTIONS AND USAGE TERMS: Please credit “@ValleyFireScan
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17-sec video (looped 2x)

Video Location: Pine Canyon Rd west of Lake Hughes Rd., LA County, CA, US
Video Recording Date/Time: August 12, 2020 at about 17:00h
Country: United States