Firefighters are gaining ground on three major fires in Los Angeles County, where a red flag warning that went into effect earlier this week for parts of the region was extended into Friday.

You can get in touch with Anna by emailing [email protected]. Languages: English. A red flag warning is issued by meteorologists when environmental conditions are favorable for rapid fire spread.

The warning was issued at 2:20pm local time (or 10:20pm GMT) which indicated a critical red flag warning was in effect, that urged residents to be “ready to go” should conditions worsen.

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