Crews battling the Hughes fire in the Castaic area boosted containment to 56% and held the fire’s destruction to 10,396 acres as of Friday afternoon, Jan. 24, according to Cal Fire officials.

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AND WE’LL SEE BY LATER ON LATE MORNING EARLY AFTERNOON WE COULD SEE WIND GUSTS AGAIN BETWEEN 40 TO 50MPH. IN THE AREAS WHERE THE HUGHES FIRES TAKING PLACE. AND SO THAT’S A BIG CONCERN THERE. BUT OF ...

The Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake in northern Los Angeles County began Wednesday morning and now covers more than 10,000 acres or 15 square miles. It was 24% contained at 2 p.m. local time ...

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 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 ...

California builders warn of price hikes should Trump tariffs begin Feb. 1 The map above shows the mandatory evacuation area in red and the approximate fire perimeter as a black line. By 10 p.m ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Evacuations have been ordered for communities near a new wind-driven wildfire north of Los Angeles. The ...

The Hughes fire ignited earlier in the day north of Castaic and by evening had grown to more than 9,000 acres, forcing the evacuation of about 31,000 people. On Lake Hughes Road, wooden piles ...

A fast-moving California fire has forced authorities to evacuate part of a 5,000-person jail in Los Angeles County. The Hughes Fire, which broke out Wednesday afternoon in Castaic, is 0 percent ...

The I-5 Freeway through the Grapevine has reopened several hours after the fast-growing Hughes Fire forced the major thoroughfare to close in both directions. The southbound side reopened around 5 ...

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