First discovered: 9:46 p.m. Aug. 16 Initial location: Los Angeles County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported today at 9:46 p.m. in Los Angeles County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land. At this time, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.

Firefighters were battling a wildfire along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles early Thursday, officials said. The King Fire was burning about 400 acres (162 hectares) with 5% containment near Smokey Bear Road along the freeway in northern Los Angeles County,