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 ...

Evacuations were ordered Wednesday after a brush fire started in the hills near Castaic north of Los Angeles on a day of red flag warnings for parts of Southern California. The Hughes Fire in ...

About 15 miles away from Chancellor's location in the Grapevine section of the freeway, the Hughes Fire was well underway in what witnesses described as an apocalyptic scene in the Castaic area ...

A hard-charging brush fire erupted in northern Los Angeles County ... in the area of Lake Hughes Road and the 5 Freeway and close to Castaic Lake, according to Cal Fire. Late Wednesday the fire ...

The Hughes Fire started at about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Castaic north of Los Angeles ... a months-long dry spell left hillsides covered in dry brush, providing fuel for wildfires.

A brush fire erupted Wednesday night along the Sepulveda Pass, but Air Fire crews on the ground and in the air were able to stop the progress. "The combined aerial and ground attack has made good ...

A number of schools were under evacuation orders shortly after 11:30 a.m. after a brush fire broke out less than two hours ago near Castaic Lake in the town of Castaic, just outside of the northern ...

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.

Smoke poured from the Hughes Fire, a new wind-driven ... hundreds of acres of trees and brush, sending up a huge plume of dark smoke near the Lake Castaic area. It comes as Southern California ...