Coverage of when the Hughes fire exploded north of Castaic, the areas under evacuation orders and an extended red flag ...

Los Angeles County Fire Department officials are responding to a report of smoke showing near Castaic Lake shortly after 10:40 a.m. Wednesday. The potential incident is being called the Hughes […] ...

Around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, emergency responders responded to the northbound 5 Freeway near Lake Hughes Road in Castaic after ...

A fast-moving brush fire raced across thousands of acres of thick vegetation near Castaic Lake Wednesday, forcing mandatory evacuations in the lake area and into the heart of Castaic, with warnings ...

The fire started shortly before 11 a.m. on Lake Hughes Road near Castaic Lake and burned through ... chief and reviewing the latest air quality reports… we are happy to report that it is safe ...

The Hughes Fire ignited late morning Wednesday in the Castaic Lake area of Los Angeles County, quickly scorching 3,407 acres. Evacuations with warnings of 'immediate threat to life' are underway ...

Santa Clarita and into the Castaic Lake area. More than 4,000 firefighting personnel are assigned to the incident, and so far there have been no reports of structures damaged, Marrone said.

Firefighters work to prevent the spread of the Hughes fire in Castaic on Wednesday afternoon. More photos (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) ...

A fire north of a jail complex in Castaic has triggered evacuations in L.A. County, even as Southern California hopes for some rain to help with firefighting efforts.

A vegetation fire, the Hughes Fire erupts near Castaic Lake in a mountainous area. Former president George W. Bush took the internet by storm during the 2025 Inauguration of President Donald Trump, ...

The Hughes Fire has burned more than 9,000 acres Wednesday around the Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County on Wednesday continuing a devastating wave of Southern California wildfires fueled by dry ...