A new wildfire was reported today at 4:08 p.m. in Los Angeles County. The wildfire has been burning on private land. Currently, the cause of the fire is still undetermined.

A wildfire in the hills near Los Angeles exploded overnight, torching dozens of homes as its footprint increased 1,000 percent by Wednesday.

Smoke was heaviest southeast of Los Angeles and widespread across the rest of Southern California. Data from air sensors suggested that the air quality was diminished in several places around the Los Angeles area. Air quality was also poor in the Northwest, including in Oregon and Idaho, where dozens more wildfires were burning.