With high winds driving the flames, a fast-moving wildfire exploded to more than 5,000 acres near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic Wednesday — prompting mandatory evacuations and road ...

The Hughes Fire has spread over 8,096 acres after starting just before lunchtime in Los Angeles County's Castaic Lake area on Wednesday.

A fast-moving brush fire erupted in Los Angeles County on Wednesday morning, quickly racing across 1,000 acres of terrain, aided by heavy, dry fuels and pushed by gusting Santa Ana winds.

Southern California is battling the Hughes Fire, which broke out around 11 a.m. near Lake Hughes Road, close to the 5 Freeway and Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County.

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

A fire north of a jail complex in Castaic has triggered evacuations in L.A. County, even as Southern California hopes for ...

A sprawling wildfire recently erupted in Los Angeles County ... Cal Fire urged residents in several regions near the Hughes Fire to leave immediately, including the vicinity of Castaic Lake ...

The Hughes Fire has spread to over 8,000 acres in Los Angeles County's Castaic area on Wednesday ... issued to neighborhoods surrounding the Castaic Lake, about 10 miles north of Santa Clarita.

Smoke and flames rise as firefighters and aircraft battle the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake, north of Santa Clarita in Los Angeles County on Jan. 22, 2025. The entire Southern California region ...