Named the Hughes fire, the blaze was reported just after 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, in the area of Lake Hughes Road and the 5 Freeway and close to Castaic Lake, according to Cal Fire.

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 ...

The Hughes Fire in the Lake Castaic area has now burned more than 10,000 acres and is 14% contained, as more than 30,000 residents have been evacuated and thousands more under evacuation warnings.

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 ...

The Hughes Fire broke out just before 11am local time on Wednesday, and has already burnt over 15 square miles near Castaic Lake in the northwest of the city. Over 4,000 firefighters have been ...

The Hughes Fire broke out in the late morning and within hours charred more than 15 square miles of trees and brush, sending up plumes of dark smoke near Lake Castaic, a popular recreation area ...

One local doctor understands the problem first hand. When the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake broke out, Agua Dulce resident Bob Skerstonas' nose knew right away. "If there's a slightest bit of ...

Evacuations were ordered for the approximately 10-acre fire burning in Sepulveda Pass as well as the brush fire that grew at an alarming rate in the hills near Castaic north of Los Angeles on a ...

CASTAIC, CA (February 18 ... Authorities arrived at the scene around 8:10 p.m. in the northbound lanes near Lake Hughes Road. According to reports, a pedestrian was crossing the freeway on ...

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 ...