The Hughes Fire has spread over 8,096 acres after starting just before lunchtime in Los Angeles County's Castaic Lake area on Wednesday.

A plume of smoke from the Hughes Fire is seen from Lake Hughes Road in Castaic, a northwestern part of Los Angeles County, on Jan. 22, 2025. FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images ...

Smoke and flames rise as firefighters and aircraft battle the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake, north of Santa Clarita in Los Angeles County on Jan. 22, 2025.© David Swanson / REUTERS ...

Evacuation orders were issued for the Lake Hughes Road area near Castaic Lake. You can find an interactive map of evacuation orders and warnings related to the Palisades Fire on the Cal Fire ...

California Fire Map & Tracker map of the Lake Fire around the area of Lake Hughes in Los Angeles County. The San Francisco Chronicle The brush fire started on the afternoon of August 12.

The Hughes Fire has spread over 8,096 acres after starting just before lunchtime in Los Angeles County's Castaic Lake area on Wednesday.

News Crime and Public Safety This map shows where the Hughes fire is burning near Castaic Lake The Hughes fire burning near Castaic Lake Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (Photo courtesy ALERT California) ...

The Lake Fire was reported at 3:40 p.m. Wednesday off Lake Hughes Road in Prospect Canyon, north of Castaic Lake, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. Its cause is under investigation.

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The fire is burning on the Angeles National Forest near Lake Hughes and is moving northwest towards 100-year-old fuels consisting of Big Cone Douglas Fir, Oak, and Gray pine.