The Hughes Fire broke out around 11 a.m. on Wednesday. The fire has burned more than 5,000 acres in just a few hours. Thousands are under evacuation orders between Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

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

Firefighters made progress on the more than 10,000-acre Hughes Fire Friday, which sent thousands fleeing after sparking near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic a day earlier.

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.

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for the Eaton Fire burn area and other parts of Los Angeles and ...

“After conferring with the fire department battalion chief and reviewing ... and staff to return to school tomorrow morning,” the Castaic Union School District wrote in a statement.

Flames from the Hughes fire came within a mile of the Castaic jails before firefighters pushed them back. Inmate advocates ...

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

Students from Northlake Hills Elementary School were evacuated to the Castaic Aquatic Center ... according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Details about how the fire ...

“After conferring with the fire department battalion chief and reviewing ... and staff to return to school tomorrow morning,” the Castaic Union School District wrote in a statement.

The Hughes fire, burning near Castaic Lake north of Santa Clarita, exploded to more than 10,000 acres of mostly brush in just a few hours. More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders and ...