A fast-moving wildfire exploded to more than 8,000 acres near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic Wednesday morning, prompting mandatory evacuation orders and road closures, authorities said.

forcing thousands to flee their homes amid a month of extreme fire conditions in Southern California. The Hughes fire started off Lake Hughes Road just before 11 a.m. and quickly prompted evacuations ...

Photos taken of the Hughes Fire around Castaic Lake, California captured the massive blaze and cloud of smoke visible from Six Flags Magic Mountain.

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

On Lake Hughes Road, wooden piles supporting power ... “It’s just part of living in California.” ...

The Hughes Fire that started on Wednesday has burned through over 5,000 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties on ...

Tens of thousands of residents remain under evacuation orders and warnings Thursday morning as firefighters continue to battle for containment on the Hughes Fire that erupted near Castaic. The ...

Interstate 5 is closed due to the Hughes Fire that erupted earlier Wednesday. “All lanes of northbound & southbound I-5 are CLOSED through the Grapevine due to the Hughes Fire,” Caltrans posted on ...

A brush fire broke out near Castaic Wednesday morning. The fire, dubbed the Hughes Fire, was announced shortly before 10:45 a.m. by the Angeles National Forest. The Hughes Fire is seen on Jan. 22, ...

The Hughes Fire has now burned 8,096 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties since igniting late Wednesday morning near ...

The Hughes fire is burning around Castaic Lake north of Castaic. The blaze broke out shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday amid red flag warnings for the region. Fanned by strong winds, the blaze had ...

"I don't think we should give California anything until ... while responding to the latest fire. The Hughes Fire that sparked Wednesday near Castaic Lake and Six Flags Magic Mountain in Los ...