Firefighters made progress on the more than 10,000-acre Hughes Fire Thursday, which sent thousands fleeing after sparking near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic a day earlier.
The Hughes Fire near Castaic, California, has burned 10,176 acres, prompting evacuations and school closures across SoCal. Follow Newsweek's live blog.
Firefighters in Southern California have been conducting more fierce wildfire fights as crews race to contain and extinguish several fires that broke out on Wednesday and Thursday.