With the rain still a couple days away, parched conditions keep fueling the Hughes Fire. A county jail in Castaic has been partially evacuated, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Sheriff ...

A two-alarm structure fire may have been caused by the use of a propane torch to melt ice in the parking lot, Grand Traverse ...

Police are still hunting for the attacker, who knew his victim and apparently grabbed something containing flammable liquid off a nearby cart and used it to torch ... set him on fire, sources ...

"Even if we manage to extinguish the fire in one area, flames often reappear from behind. It’s difficult to say how effective our efforts are. Rain is desperately needed right now." Firefighters ...