The freeway was shut down just after 2 p,m.. Original story below. ***** Interstate 5 was closed in both directions from the Grapevine to Castaic as the Hughes Fire burned Wednesday afternoon.

Interstate 5 is closed due to the Hughes Fire that erupted earlier Wednesday. “All lanes of northbound & southbound I-5 are CLOSED through the Grapevine due to the Hughes Fire,” Caltrans ...

The fast-moving Hughes fire has spread to over 10,000 acres in less than two days, with firefighters saying it is just 14% contained on Thursday.

The Hughes Fire started just before 11 a.m. local time Jan. 22 and quickly spread to more than 5,054 acres, ... All northbound lanes of Interstate 5 were closed at about 2 p.m. Pacific time, ...

Gusty north to northeast winds pushed the fire toward Interstate 5 and Ventura County. Advertisement By Thursday morning, the fire was 14% contained and thousands of firefighters were assigned to ...

Officials ordered evacuations in the area surrounding the Hughes Fire on Wednesday morning, located near Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County. ... Parts of Interstate 5 were closed, ...

Gusty north to northeast winds pushed the fire toward Interstate 5 and Ventura County. By Thursday morning, the fire was 14% contained and thousands of firefighters were assigned to the blaze.

Route Fire: SoCal brush fire explodes to 5,208 acres with 12% containment. The so-called Route Fire was reported shortly after noon in the area of Interstate-5 and quickly multiplied in size.

Interstate 5 remained open, though the fire was approaching the freeway near Castaic. Around 11 p.m., the evacuation order was reduced to a warning for Los Angeles County residents west of I-5.

Interstate 5 is closed due to the Hughes Fire that erupted earlier Wednesday. “All lanes of northbound & southbound I-5 are CLOSED through the Grapevine due to the Hughes Fire,” Caltrans ...