Los Angeles County, Hughes Fire

Hughes Fire breaks out near Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County: See wildfire map
The Hughes Fire has spread over 8,096 acres after starting just before lunchtime in Los Angeles County's Castaic Lake area on Wednesday.
Fast-moving Hughes Fire erupts in Los Angeles County as California officials order evacuations
Officials ordered evacuations in the area surrounding the Hughes Fire on Wednesday morning, located near Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County.
Update: Hughes Fire at 79% containment, 10,425 acres burned in Los Angeles County
Hughes Fire initially started 10:53 a.m. Jan. 22 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 10,396 acres after being active for 46 hours. By Friday morning, the fire crew succeeded in containing 56% of the wildfire. The cause is, however, still being investigated.
Hughes Fire Live Tracker: Map of New Los Angeles Wildfire
The Hughes Fire that started on Wednesday has burned through over 5,000 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties on Wednesday.
Hughes Fire in LA County burns 10,000 acres, evacuations lifted as containment rises
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.
Update: 10,425 acres destroyed by Hughes Fire in Los Angeles County, now 90% contained
Hughes Fire initially started 10:53 a.m. Jan. 22 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 10,425 acres after being active for three days. By Saturday morning, the fire crew succeeded in containing 87% of the wildfire. The cause is, however, still being investigated.
Snow shuts down major California freeway just days after an LA County fire closed it
Less than a week after a massive wildfire shut down California's Interstate 5, the traffic artery was closed again due to ...
Progress is made on a huge fire north of Los Angeles while new fires erupt in Southern California
Officials remained concerned that the Palisades and Eaton fires could break their containment lines as firefighters continue ...
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‘Driving into hell.' Hughes Fire grows with alarming speed in Castaic
the Hughes Fire was well underway in what witnesses described as an apocalyptic scene in the Castaic area about 40 miles north of downtown Los Angeles "It's breathtaking, unfortunately," said ...
USA Today4d
Photos show Hughes Fire burn LA's Castaic Lake area, smoke seen from Six Flags park
The Hughes Fire has burned more than 9,000 acres Wednesday around the Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County on Wednesday continuing a devastating wave of Southern California wildfires fueled by ...
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Firefighters battle to maintain upper hand on huge fire north of Los Angeles
CASTAIC, Calif. -- Firefighters fought to ... The blaze was first reported just after 11 p.m. Wednesday, but the Los Angeles Fire Department announced early Thursday that forward progress had ...
Los Angeles Daily News4d
Hughes fire surpasses 10,000 acres near Castaic; evacuations ordered and 5 Freeway reopens
Named the Hughes fire, the blaze was reported just after ... Barnes felt stress and concern after rushing to Castaic from Los Angeles, where she was visiting her boyfriend. Her home is in a ...
Massive new Los Angeles-area fire balloons as winds pick up
By David Swanson and Brendan O'Brien CASTAIC, California (Reuters) -Powerful winds and bone-dry conditions could pose a ...
LAist2d
Hughes Fire in Castaic now 56% contained with rain in the forecast
Firefighters continue to make progress in containing the massive Hughes Fire that broke out Wednesday near Castaic Lake, ...