Mandatory evacuations were issued Wednesday in the Castaic area due to the fast-spreading Hughes Fire. CAL FIRE's map shows the evacuation zones.

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The blaze was reported around 11 a.m. Wednesday in the area of Lake Hughes Road near Castaic Lake and used gusty winds to rapidly spread through steep terrain. Thousands of firefighters were ...

Wednesday, Jan. 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 ...

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 ...

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The Hughes Fire broke out at roughly 10:45 a.m. near Castaic Lake, off Lake Hughes Road just north of Castaic Reservoir Road. It quickly devoured the surrounding dry brush and grew to more than ...

Santa Clarita, CA 91321. All students evacuated safely, officials said, and the Castaic Union School District canceled classes for Thursday. Road Closures: Ridge Route Rd at Lake Hughes Ridge ...

The Hughes Fire has burned more than 9,000 acres Wednesday around the Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County ... it needs to extinguish this fire. Photos taken at the scene captured the fiery scene ...