A key stretch of Interstate 5 was closed Wednesday afternoon to southbound traffic due to a fast-moving wildfire sweeping through Southern California. The Hughes Fire sparked around 10:45 a.m.
The California Highway Patrol announced the closure of I-5 from Grapevine Road in Fort Tejon to Highway 126, just north of the Castaic Junction Wednesday ...
Crews are battling the Hughes Fire, and those in the immediate area of Castaic Lake are under mandatory evacuation orders and warnings, according to the LA County Fire Department.