Castaic Lake California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

Castaic, Hughes and Ventura counties

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.

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ABC · 17h

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.

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.

Massive new Los Angeles-area fire balloons

Reuters · 6h

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 on Thursday, including a blaze that swelled over the past day and forced tens of thousands of evacuations north of Los Angeles.

Barron's · 1d

Mass Evacuations After Explosive New Fire Erupts Near Los Angeles

An explosive new wildfire erupted north of Los Angeles on Wednesday, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes and setting nerves jangling in an area still reeling from two deadly blazes.

Daily Journal · 1d

New explosive wildfire erupts near Los Angeles

A new wildfire erupted north of Los Angeles on Wednesday, exploding in size and sparking orders for tens of thousands of people to evacuate in a region already staggering from

1don MSN

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 ...

KEYT1d

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 ...

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 ...

5hon MSN

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 ...

1don MSN

Castaic Fire: Map, Evacuations, And Road Closures As Blaze Breaks Out Near Lake Hughes Road

A rapidly spreading brush fire ignited near Castaic Lake on Wednesday morning, blanketing the Santa Clarita Valley with smoke ...

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 ...

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