A new fire exploded Wednesday north of Castaic, spreading quickly and forcing additional evacuations in fire-weary Southern ...

Mandatory evacuation orders and warnings have been issued for a fast-moving wildfire that has burned at least 500 acres near ...

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

Evacuations were ordered Wednesday for a brush fire that grew at an alarming rate in the hills near Castaic north of Los ...

The Hughes Fire, reported shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday near Castaic Lake, prompted evacuations north of Los Angeles. The ...

The approximately 10,396-acre Hughes Fire burning northeast of Castaic Lake in northern ... courtesy of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, shows the active Evacuation ...

A fast-moving wildfire, dubbed the Hughes Fire, has exploded near Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County, forcing thousands to ...

CASTAIC, California ... The Hughes fire, about 50 miles north of Los Angeles, grew to 10,176 acres since igniting on Wednesday morning, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or ...

The Hughes fire has burned through 3,407 acres since it started late Wednesday morning, according to local officials.

Containment, a measure of the perimeter that is under control, grew to 24%, up from 14% earlier in the day, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said on its website.

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