The Canyon Fire, north of Los Angeles, has grown rapidly to nearly 5,000 acres in size, with thousands of people ordered to evacuate

The National Weather Service reported that temperatures in the area were hovering around 100 degrees Thursday afternoon.

Mandatory evacuation orders were issued Thursday afternoon for the Lake Piru and Val Verde areas as a wildfire burned nearby amid searing mid-summer temperatures across much of Southern California, officials said The Canyon fire has grown to roughly 1,