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 map shows evacuation zones in Castaic Mandatory evacuations were issued Wednesday in the Castaic area due to the fast-spreading Hughes Fire. CAL FIRE's map shows the evacuation zones.

THE FIRE STARTED YESTERDAY JUST EAST OF CASTAIC LAKE, AND THE WIND PUSHED THE FIRE WEST TOWARD HOMES AND BUSINESSES. YOU CAN SEE HOW CLOSE IT IS THERE TO THE PALISADES AND EATON FIRES. THE FLAMES ...

The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with devastating fire damage.

Coverage of the Hughes, Sepulveda and Laguna fires in Southern California during a fourth consecutive day of red flag fire weather warnings.

See map below for remaining Evacuation Orders ... All areas in the immediate vicinity of Castaic Lake were under mandatory evacuation orders. Evacuation warnings are in place for a large circular ...

LA County Sheriff says about 31,000 people were under mandatory evacuation orders while another 23,000 were under evacuation warnings.

including in the bulk of the Castaic community itself. See map below for remaining Evacuation Orders (in red) and Evacuation Warnings (in yellow). Sheriff’s officials urged residents returning ...

The blaze was reported around 11 a.m. Wednesday in the area of Lake Hughes Road near Castaic Lake and used gusty winds to rapidly spread through steep terrain. Thousands of firefighters were ...

By Corina Knoll Alyce McFaddenVik Jolly and Isabelle Taft As the Hughes fire exploded in size on Wednesday, people living around Castaic Lake in northern Los Angeles County weighed the question of ...

The Hughes Fire, reported shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday near Castaic Lake, prompted evacuations ... on investigation into gas leak and fire The map above shows the mandatory evacuation area ...