Hughes fire quickly grows to 5,054 acres near Castaic Lake; evacuations ordered and north 5 Freeway closed
A hard-charging brush fire erupted in northern Los Angeles County on Wednesday, hustling through 5,054 acres of terrain so far, aided by heavy, dry brush and pushed by gusting Santa Ana winds, Cal Fire officials said.
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 hours on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, in Castaic, California. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/TNS) (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
Hughes Fire burns over 10,000 acres near I-5 in Castaic, prompts evacuation orders
A large brush fire that erupted near Interstate 5 in Castaic has burned more than 10,000 acres, causing several evacuation orders and warnings Wednesday morning
Hughes Fire sets thousands of acres ablaze prompting more evacuations: See map
The bushfire started northwest of Downtown Los Angeles and spread from Los Angeles County to Ventura County and prompted evacuations.
Hughes Fire explodes to 8,000 acres, causing evacuations north of L.A.
Officials issued evacuation orders in and around the Castaic Lake area. Evacuation warnings border Santa Clarita, one residential area closest to the fire.
Hughes fire surpasses 10,000 acres near Castaic; evacuations ordered and 5 Freeway reopens
The blaze was reported just after 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22 in the area of Lake Hughes Road near the 5 Freeway, according to Cal Fire.
LA County's Hughes wildfire goes from brush blaze to 5,000+-acre conflagration; evacs ordered
The Hughes wildfire in LA County has prompted Red flag warnings and evacuation orders across Southern California
Hughes Fire in LA County burns 10,000 acres, containment rises as some evacuations remain
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.
Hughes Fire burns thousands of acres in northern L.A. county, 31,000 evacuations ordered
Evacuation orders and warnings were issued to more than 31,000 people in the vicinity of two new wildfires north of Los Angeles on Wednesday.
The I-5 Freeway reopens in both directions amid Los Angeles-area Hughes Fire
The rapidly spreading Hughes Fire in the northwestern portion of Los Angeles County and Ventura County has led to the closure ...
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Fire Explodes North of L.A., Closes Part of Crucial I-5
A fire spreading rapidly north of Los Angeles has shut one of California’s main transportation arteries.
Update: I-5 in California open at Grapevine. Other areas remain closed due to Hughes Fire
Interstate 5 is closed due to the Hughes Fire that erupted earlier Wednesday. “All lanes of northbound & southbound I-5 are ...
Fast-moving fire north of LA closes part of I-5 and frays nerves in California after back-to-back blazes
The Hughes Fire in Castaic, north of Los Angeles, prompted evacuations and shut down a vital part of California's freeway ...
Hughes Fire: 5 Freeway impacted by smoke
The Hughes Fire burning near Castaic Lake north of Santa Clarita has triggered several road closures. The 5 Freeway is also ...
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 ...