Firefighters are working to contain a new wildfire, dubbed the Hughes Fire, which exploded east of Lake Castaic in northern Los Angeles County on Wednesday. The fire had charred more than 3,400 acres ...

Coverage of when the Hughes fire exploded north of Castaic, the areas under evacuation orders and an extended red flag ...

The ash and dust warning comes after the Southern California air quality ... firefighters are using nearby Castaic Lake to help tame the flames. Los Angeles city firefighters are also using ...

The Hughes fire north of Castaic quickly grew to more than 10,000 acres, but no structures were reported damaged. • Southern California expects ... Still, Los Angeles city and county officials ...

Students from Castaic Middle School and Castaic Elementary school were evacuated to a Ralph’s parking lot at Hasley Canyon to wait for their parents, according to California Highway Patrol.

LOS ANGELES – A new fire exploded Wednesday north of Castaic, California, in Los Angeles County ... Still, Los Angeles city and county officials have started preparing for the rain.

But north of LA, near the city of Santa Clarita ... Notably, a Los Angeles County jail, the Castaic complex, was within the evacuated area. While 476 incarcerated people were moved from the ...

Officials issued evacuation orders in and around the Castaic Lake area. Evacuation warnings border Santa Clarita, one residential area closest to the fire.

LOS ANGELES – Firefighters raced to contain wildfires that started in Southern California Wednesday ... exploded in size Wednesday near Castaic Lake in northern Los Angeles County.