CASTAIC, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters fought to maintain the upper hand on a huge and rapidly moving wildfire that swept ...

The Hughes fire erupted late Wednesday morning and charred through more than 40 square kilometres of trees and brush near the Lake Castaic ... Diego area in Southern California.

Southern California is under ... gained strength again Thursday. The Hughes Fire broke out late Wednesday morning and has charred 10,396 acres near Castaic Lake, a popular recreation area about ...

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 Hughes Fire erupted around 10:50 a.m. in the area of Lake Hughes Road east of Castaic ... the 126 Freeway and Grapevine Road, though the California Highway Patrol reopened the roadway ...

A dramatic video takes viewers inside the cockpit of a California Air National Guard plane being used to fight the growing Hughes Fire in Los Angeles County. The footage shows the low-flying C ...

Hughes Fire: The new blaze burning near Lake Castaic has so far burned down 9,400 acres of land, as per CAL Fire data. Days after rapidly moving wildfires left behind a trail of massive ...

CASTAIC, Ca. – Another Los Angeles wildfire broke out on Wednesday, sending flames screaming up the hills near Castaic Lake, video shows. In the video, crews can be seen battling the hillside covered ...

Firefighters continue to battle wildfires across Southern California, with the Hughes Fire exploding to more than 10,000 acres in hours. Critical fire conditions are waning across the region, with ...

22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) A home owner sprays water from the top of the roof in Castaic, Calif., as a large plume of smoke caused by the Hughes Fire rises from Castaic Lake Wednesday, Jan. 22, ...

A new fire exploded Wednesday north of Castaic, charring more than 10,000 acres and forcing thousands to flee their homes amid a month of extreme fire conditions that have plagued Southern California.