More than 30,000 people were told to flee their homes Wednesday as new wildfires started burning around Los Angeles, including one not far from Magic Mountain. When the fires first started burning places like Pacific Palisades, firefighters from around the country streamed into California to help, including Kelly Martin.

A new wildfire that broke out north of Los Angeles on Wednesday rapidly spread to more than 38 square km, fuelled by strong winds and dry brush.Some 31,000 people were under mandatory evacuation orders and another 23,