Coverage of when the Hughes fire exploded north of Castaic, the areas under evacuation orders and an extended red flag ...

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.

Firefighters on the ground and in the air rushed to slow a rapidly spreading brush fire that exploded near Castaic on Wednesday, forcing tens of thousands of evacuations and impacting traffic on the 5 ...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – Residents south and west of Lake Castaic scrambled to flee the ... ready to leave and probably go to my grandma’s house in Frazier Park,” he said, adding that he only ...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – Residents south and west of Lake Castaic scrambled to flee the path of the Hughes ... “We’re getting ready to leave and probably go to my grandma’s house in Frazier Park,” he said ...

The Hughes Fire erupted around 10:50 a.m. in the area of Lake Hughes Road east of Castaic Lake, according to Cal Fire incident commanders. It spread quickly through dry brush and trees ...

CASTAIC, Calif. (AP) — More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders or warnings Wednesday as a huge and fast-moving wildfire swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles, but fire ...

The Hughes Fire near Castaic, north of Los Angeles, was 24% contained on Thursday afternoon, according to Cal Fire.

There were no reports of homes or structures lost ... including residents of Castaic, were under evacuation orders. A portion of Ventura County near Lake Piru was also placed in the mandatory ...