The Hughes fire, which broke out north of Santa Clarita on Wednesday scorched more than 10,100 acres and is 14% contained, according to officials.
Blaze consumes 14 hectares per minute driven by wind gusts, threatening several residential areas of Santa Clarita
Firefighters are responding to a brush fire in the Castaic area of Los Angeles County Wednesday morning, according to the Angeles National Forest.
The Hughes Fire has spread over 8,096 acres after starting just before lunchtime in Los Angeles County's Castaic Lake area on Wednesday.
Firefighters in Southern California are once again battling a wildfire, this time in Castaic in Los Angeles County, north of Los Angeles itself. Evacuation orders have been issued for the surrounding areas.
The fire first broke out around 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, rapidly spreading from 500 acres within its first hour to 3,400 acres less than 2 hours after.
The Hughes fire, which broke out north of Santa Clarita earlier Wednesday, has scorched more than 8,000 acres, according to Cal Fire.
A new wildfire has erupted close to Los Angeles sparking thousands of evacuation orders. Ferocious flames from were devouring hillsides near Castaic Lake, spreading rapidly to cover 5,000 acres in just over two hours.
On Tuesday at 10:43 p.m. the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued a high wind watch valid for Thursday between 2 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Un incendio forestal de gran magnitud se desató en el norte del condado de Los Ángeles el miércoles, que hasta el momento se extendió a 8,096 acres de terreno, ayudado por una maleza espesa y seca e impulsado por los fuertes vientos de Santa Ana,