As crews work to gain containment on the Border 2 Fire in southern San Diego County, Cal Fire is providing a ...

Offramps along Interstate 5, a major north-south artery, were closed as flames raced along hilltops and into rugged canyons.

That figure is down from seven at one point last week, when powerful winds that contributed to fire conditions described by firefighters as the worst they've seen fanned flames in Los Angeles County.

Footage from a U.C. San Diego camera captured the moment the rapidly growing Hughes Fire erupted near Castaic Lake.