Castaic Lake California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

Hughes Fire burns 10,000 acres, containment rises

Hughes Fire in Castaic area of LA County quickly burns 500 acres, prompts evacuation orders

With high winds driving the flames, a fast-moving wildfire exploded to roughly 10,200 acres near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic Wednesday, prompting mandatory evacuation orders for tens of thousands of people.

Los Angeles Times · 1d

Hughes fire scorches more than 10,000 acres near Castaic; thousands flee

A fire north of a jail complex in Castaic has triggered evacuations in L.A. County, even as Southern California hopes for some rain to help with firefighting efforts.

NBC News on MSN · 5h

Hughes Fire burns thousands of acres in northern L.A. county, 31,000 evacuations ordered

Evacuation orders and warnings were issued to more than 31,000 people in the vicinity of two new wildfires north of Los Angeles on Wednesday.

California Wildfire Map Update

CBS News · 3h

California Fires Live Updates: Hughes Fire in Castaic grows, maps show areas under evacuation orders

The Palisades and Eaton wildfires continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with devastating fire damage.

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ABC · 15h

California fires live updates: New LA County fire explodes to over 10,000 acres

The Hughes Fire has now burned 8,096 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties since igniting late Wednesday morning near Castaic Lake, according to Cal Fire. More than 24,00 people have been ordered to evacuate due to the Hughes Fire. Another 30,000 people are in evacuation warning zones.

Newsweek on MSN · 3h

California Wildfire Map Update Shows How Every Fire Burning Has Spread

As of Thursday afternoon, six active wildfires are burning in Southern California, and maps shared on the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) website show how each one has grown.

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Southern California wildfires: Hughes fire scorches over 9,000 acres near Castaic; as thousands flee, 5 Freeway reopens

The Hughes fire seen from Magic Mountain has started north of Castaic and has exploded to more than 5,000 acres in under two ...

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Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake sending plumes of smoke across Ventura County

The approximately 10,176-acre Hughes Fire burning northeast of Castaic Lake in northern Los Angeles County has created smoke ...

Massive new Los Angeles-area fire balloons as winds pick up

Powerful winds and bone-dry conditions could pose a challenge to firefighters battling new wildfires in southern California ...

NBC Los Angeles1d

Watch: Evacuations ordered for fast-moving brush fire in Castaic

Firefighters responded to a brush fire Wednesday north of Los Angeles on a day of red flag warnings for parts of Southern ...

13hon MSN

‘We are not out of the woods yet’: Thousands under evacuation in Southern California as officials warn of fire threat

Fire crews are battling a swiftly growing blaze dubbed the Hughes Fire burning near Interstate 5 in Castaic, in the northern ...

12h

L.A. fire updates: Hughes fire rages on as red flag warning continue - Los Angeles Times

The Hughes, Sepulveda and Laguna fires are among the latest blazes for Southern California during a fourth consecutive day of ...

NBC Los Angeles1d

31,000 under evacuation orders in fast-moving Hughes Fire in Castaic

Firefighters responded to a brush fire Wednesday north of Los Angeles on a day of red flag warnings for parts of Southern ...

Fire-ravaged Southern California grapples with new infernos this week as much-needed rain could unleash more deadly hazards

Exhausted firefighters battling deadly infernos for weeks are now grappling with more wildfires torching Southern California – including one that’s threatening 14,000 structures.

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