Evacuations have been ordered for remote communities near a new wind-driven wildfire in mountains north of Los Angeles.

The Hughes Fire is burning near Castaic Lake in the community of Castaic, just over six miles north of Six Flags Magic Mountain. It's a popular recreation area about 40 miles from the devastating ...

A rapidly spreading brush fire ignited near Castaic Lake on Wednesday morning, blanketing the Santa Clarita Valley with smoke. The blaze, dubbed the Hughes Fire, was reported shortly after 10:40 a.m.

The Hughes fire is burning around Castaic Lake north of Castaic ... several hours but reopened Wednesday evening. The following closures remained in effect: This story originally appeared in ...

The fire has also prompted road closures in these locations according ... Forest is responding to a brush fire located off Lake Hughes Rd North of Castaic Reservoir Rd, Castaic." ...

Road closures were put in place on Ridge Route Road at Lake Hughes Road, Ridge Route Road at Templin Highway, Lake Hughes ...

The Hughes fire is burning around Castaic ... The following closures remained in effect: Parker Road offramp on I-5 northbound Lake Hughes Road offramp on I-5 northbound Parker Road at Ridge ...

The Hughes fire is burning ... in and around Castaic Lake. This zone roughly encompasses an area east of Ridge Route and Old Ridge Route roads, south of Liebre Mountain Road and west of South ...

The Hughes fire ... the Lake Piru Recreation Area remains closed until further notice. Most updated evacuation instructions can be found here, and here. Read more: Flooding, mudflows after bouts of ...

The Hughes fire is burning around Lake Castaic north of Castaic ... Most updated evacuation instructions can be found here, and here. Dry Gulch Road at Lake Hughes Road Sign up for Essential ...