Jan 22, 2025 · A brush fire erupted amid powerful winds Wednesday afternoon in the Castaic area, spreading quickly to more than 500 acres near the 5 Freeway, officials said.

Jan 22, 2025 · A fast-moving brush fire that started near Castaic Lake shortly after 10:40 a.m. Wednesday forced the evacuation of approximately 30,000 residents, with another 20,000 under evacuation warnings.

Jan 22, 2025 · Firefighters responded to a brush fire north of Los Angeles in Castaic on a day of red flag warnings for parts of Southern California.

Jan 22, 2025 · CASTAIC, Calif. - Evacuations were ordered Wednesday for remote communities north of Los Angeles as the Hughes Fire rapidly spread across nearly 8 square miles (21 square kilometers) of trees and brush. The blaze, which broke out in the late morning, is burning near Lake Castaic, a popular ...

Jan 22, 2025 · The Hughes Fire started at about 10:30 a.m. off the 5 Freeway at Lake Hughes Road in hillside brush that fire authorities described as critically dry. With ample vegetation for fuel, the fire grew ...

Jan 22, 2025 · 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 ...

Jan 23, 2025 · A fast-moving brush fire rapidly exploded across thousands of acres of thick vegetation near Castaic Lake Wednesday, prompting mandatory evacuations in the lake area and into the heart of Castaic ...

Jan 22, 2025 · A brush fire burning north of Los Angeles on Wednesday has prompted evacuation orders.

Jan 22, 2025 · Map: Where the Hughes Fire and other wildfires are burning in LA County The latest major Los Angeles County brush fire started Wednesday morning in Castaic and grew to 3,400 acres in two hours.

Aug 31, 2022 · The Castaic brush fire that started shortly after noon on Wednesday has burned over 4,000 acres and caused both directions of the 5 Freeway to close.