LA County's Hughes wildfire goes from brush blaze to 9,000+-acre conflagration; evacs ordered
Rising winds threaten to spread the conflagration to suburban neighborhoods.  Residents nearby were ordered to evacuate or warned to be ready to leave quickly ahead of the fire. The blaze prompted several road closures,
Evacuations ordered issued after new fast-moving wildfire breaks out in Los Angeles County
Firefighters responded to a brush fire Wednesday north of Los Angeles on a day of red flag warnings for parts of Southern California.
Hughes Fire near L.A. explodes to 9,000 acres; 31,000 told to evacuate
Officials issued evacuation orders in and around the Castaic Lake area. Evacuation warnings border Santa Clarita, one residential area closest to the fire.
Hughes Fire in LA County explodes to over 10,000 acres near Castaic, with tens of thousands urged to evacuate
A fast-moving wildfire exploded to roughly 10,200 acres near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic Wednesday morning, prompting mandatory evacuation orders and road closures, authorities said.
31,000 forced to evacuate Hughes fire in northern Los Angeles County
Continued strong winds and dry conditions on Wednesday morning rapidly spread a fire near Castaic Lake in northern Los Angeles County and has burned through 8,096 acres.
Hughes fire explodes north of Castaic, forcing evacuations
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'Difficult' Hughes Fire forces 31K evacuations near Los Angeles
A fast-moving wildfire in northern Los Angeles County exploded mid-morning Wednesday, quickly growing from 50 acres to nearly 9,500 acres in heavy brush near Castaic Lake. The fire closed all lanes of the busy Interstate 5 corridor in the Santa Clarita Valley for hours,
Hughes Fire explodes to 5K+ acres near Castaic area
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