Photos show Hughes Fire burn LA's Castaic Lake area, smoke seen from Six Flags park The latest of the Southern California wildfires, dubbed the Hughes Fire, has prompted evacuation orders and ...

The Hughes fire started off Lake Hughes Road just before 11 a.m. and quickly prompted evacuations orders in and around Castaic Lake, which by afternoon extended toward Ventura County to the west ...

The Hughes fire is burning around Castaic Lake north of Castaic. Fanned by strong winds, it had grown to about 10,400 acres by Thursday evening. Hughes fire: Evacuations, road closures, shelters ...

According to the Ventura County Incident Information page, the brush fire began around 10:30 a.m. California Highway Patrol announced that Interstate 5 has now reopened.

Southern California wildfires: Hughes fire scorches over 9,000 acres near Castaic; as thousands flee, 5 Freeway reopens Jan. 22, 2025 Updated Wed., Jan. 22, 2025 at 10:06 p.m. Seen from Magic ...

The fire spread at least 8,096 acres across both LA and Ventura counties as of 4 p.m. local time. Mandatory evacuation orders were issued to neighborhoods surrounding the Castaic Lake, about 10 ...

The blaze was reported just after 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22 in the area of Lake Hughes Road near the 5 Freeway, according to Cal Fire.

Students from Castaic Elementary School and Castaic Middle School were taken to the parking lot of Ralphs at 29-675 The Old Road in Castaic, according to the California Highway Patrol. North Lake ...

The fast-burning Hughes Fire prompted evacuations on Wednesday, just over two weeks after the Eaton and Palisades Fires caused massive destruction across Los Angeles County.

A cloud of smoke from the Hughes Fire rises as firefighters battle it near Castaic Lake, north of Santa Clarita, as seen from a highway nearby, California on Jan. 22, 2025.

The Hughes fire, which broke out near Castaic Lake and has spread in both Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, has rapidly grown to more than 10,000 acres in size.