LOS ANGELES, CA — A fast-moving brush fire broke out near Castaic Lake where powerful wind gusts quickly drove the fire to more than 500 acres Wednesday morning, triggering evacuations.

The Hughes Fire was reported at about 11 a.m. Wednesday in a remote area east of the lake, according to Cal Fire. Aided by gusting Santa Ana winds and thick, dry vegetation, the fire scorched ...

Fast-moving blaze near Castaic Lake scorches nearly 10,000 acres in a matter of hours By Signal Staff A fast-moving brush fire that started near Castaic Lake shortly after 10:40 a.m.

Evacuations were ordered Wednesday for a brush fire that grew at an alarming rate in the hills near Castaic north of Los ... off the northbound 5 Freeway at Lake Hughes Road.

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

Northbound I-5 has reopened following a brush fire that erupted Wednesday afternoon in Castaic in Southern California. It has exploded to more than 5,200 acres. SoCal brush fire explodes to 4,600 ...

The Hughes fire, which broke out north of Santa Clarita in the Castaic, Calif., area earlier Wednesday, scorched more than 10,100 acres and is 14% contained, according to the California Department ...