The fire was initially reported at 50 acres but grew to 5,000 acres in the first two hours, fanned by strong Santa Ana winds, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. – The approximately 10,396-acre Hughes Fire burning northeast of Castaic Lake in northern Los Angeles County has created smoke plumes visible in parts of Ventura ...

With high winds driving the flames, the fast-moving wildfire exploded to more than 10,000 acres by 10 p.m. that night, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or ...

The fire was initially reported at 50 acres but grew to 5,000 acres in the first two hours, fanned by strong Santa Ana winds, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

Fanned by strong Santa Ana winds, the fire—initially reported at 50 acres—exploded to more than 5,000 acres in under two hours, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire ...

The Hughes Fire, which started near Castaic Lake, was 36% contained and had burned more than 10,000 acres by Thursday evening, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire ...

The Hughes Fire started just before 11 a.m. Wednesday near Castaic Lake, north of where fire crews are working to fully contain the Palisades and Eaton fires that have scorched more than 40,000 ...

The blaze, dubbed the Hughes Fire, was first reported just before 11 a.m.By around 10 p.m. local time it had grown to 10,176 acres, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire ...

What to Know. The Hughes fire started at about 10:30 a.m. in Castaic north of Los Angeles. Evacuations were ordered in the area near Lake Hughes Road off the 5 Freeway.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is the state's primary wildland firefighting agency, protecting over 31 million acres of California's privately owned wildlands.

The blaze grew to 23,448 acres before it was declared 100% contained on Friday, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, known as Cal Fire. Cal Fire said the fire ...