PHOTOS: A large fire tore through the repair facility at a California Ford dealership early Thursday morning, burning up to 20 vehicles before firefighters stopped the flames from spreading, authorities said.

The fire was reported around 4:20 a.m. Thursday at the AutoNation Ford dealership on Creekside Road in Santa Clarita, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

When firefighters arrived, they found a roughly 30-by-200-foot repair building fully engulfed in flames, with 15 to 20 vehicles burning inside and around the structure.

Because flames had already burned through the roof, crews immediately switched to a defensive attack, battling the blaze from outside the building rather than sending firefighters inside.

“It was fully involved where we couldn’t make access to the building,” L.A. County Fire Battalion Chief Josh Tibbett said. “There were no firefighter injuries or civilian injuries.”

KTLA-TV CW 5 Los Angeles

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A humorous video posted by the Honolulu Fire Department highlighting common hiking mistakes is going viral.

The video, posted at 5 a.m. Wednesday, racked up more than 1.6 million views and 93,000 likes on Instagram within 24 hours.

Set to Meghan Trainor’s hit song “No,” the reel shows the common missteps that lead to rescues on Oahu’s most popular trails.

While the video is funny, firefighters say the message is serious; Hiking with no water, a low cell phone battery, or while wearing slippers is dangerous. The busiest trail for rescues, Koko Head Stairs, is used as the setting for the video.

HFD advises hikers to stay on marked trails, know your limits, and to tell someone where you’re going.

Hawaii News Now

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VIDEO: The Sinlahekin Fire in Okanogan County has grown to 10,527 acres with Level 3 evacuations expanded to Fish Lake and structure protection still the top priority, according to Northeast Washington Interagency Incident Management Team #1. The fire started July 26 and was caused by lightning. It’s 12 miles west of Tonasket with 445 personnel assigned and no containment.

Fire activity stayed moderate during the previous day, officials explained, but the fire pushed west along the south flank of Douglas Mountain, Sinlahekin Creek and the Sinlahekin Valley rim south of Fish Lake. As winds shifted during the evening, the fire also spread north.

Crews used calmer conditions to build dozer lines along Blue Goat Ridge, Bald Butte Mountain and areas near Lemanasky Road to help protect structures. Forward progress of the fire slowed when the fire moved into the 2021 Chickadee Creek Fire scar. Protecting homes in the Lemanasky Road and Cecil Creek areas remained the main focus, officials said. Firefighters are also working to protect critical infrastructure including the communications tower on Aeneas Mountain.

KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

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PHOTOS: Akron firefighters responded to a recycling center fire Thursday that resulted in heavy black smoke and a shelter-in-place order that has since been lifted.

The fire sparked ahead of 1:35 p.m. at Holub Recycling, located at 470 N. Arlington St. near Summa Hospital. The source was a 40-foot-high pile of compressed recycled cars, metals, plastic and rubber.

Fire crews said fire and smoke were initially seen coming from “a large scrap/rubbish pile” outside the center.

The blaze drew nearly half of Akron’s fire department to the scene, with multiple pumpers, engine companies and several ladder trucks rotating in throughout the afternoon, fire officials said.

“We’ve had almost the entire department out here rotating in. So right now, we probably have close to half the department on scene. Multiple pumpers, engine companies, and several ladders,” Capt. Matt Askea with Akron Fire Department.

A shelter-in-place order has been lifted for parts of the Arlington and Middlebury neighborhoods.

WOIO-TV CBS 19 Cleveland

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: Firefighters contained a brush fire burning on a cliff bank in Gig Harbor Thursday; the area where the fire was burning was difficult access for crews on the ground. Crews were called out to the scene at around noon in the 1200 block of 26th Avenue NW, Gig Harbor Fire said.

The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office was assisting with a drone to provide aerial observation, according to Gig Harbor Fire. The Washington State Department of Natural Resources deployed a helicopter to conduct water drops in areas that are difficult for crews to safely access on foot. “At this time, no structures are threatened,” Gig Harbor Fire said.

KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

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