Crews battling the Hughes fire in the Castaic area boosted containment to 56% and held the fire’s destruction to 10,396 acres as of Friday afternoon, Jan. 24, according to Cal Fire officials.

BUT LOOK AT THE SMOKE FORECAST AGAIN. THE SMOKE FROM THE HUGHES FIRES ALL PUSHING OUT TO SEA. SO RIGHT THROUGH AGAIN, THE VENTURA. AREA, CAMARILLO AREA. WE’RE SEEING THAT. AND THEN AS WE GET ...

Tens of thousands of residents remain under evacuation orders and warnings Thursday morning as firefighters continue to battle for containment on the Hughes Fire that erupted near Castaic.

The Hughes fire started off Lake Hughes Road just before 11 a.m. and quickly prompted evacuations orders in and around Castaic Lake, which by afternoon extended toward Ventura County to the west ...

California builders warn of price hikes should Trump tariffs begin Feb. 1 The map above shows the mandatory evacuation area in red and the approximate fire perimeter as a black line. By 10 p.m ...

The Hughes fire ignited earlier in the day north of Castaic and by evening had grown to more than 9,000 acres, forcing the evacuation of about 31,000 people. On Lake Hughes Road, wooden piles ...

A fast-moving California fire has forced authorities to evacuate part of a 5,000-person jail in Los Angeles County. The Hughes Fire, which broke out Wednesday afternoon in Castaic, is 0 percent ...

The I-5 Freeway through the Grapevine has reopened several hours after the fast-growing Hughes Fire forced the major thoroughfare to close in both directions. The southbound side reopened around 5 ...

The Hughes Fire has burned more than 9,000 acres Wednesday around the Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County on Wednesday continuing a devastating wave of Southern California wildfires fueled by dry ...

The Hughes Fire has spread to over 8,000 acres in Los Angeles County's Castaic area on Wednesday as dry vegetation and brutal Santa Ana winds continue to boost fire conditions across Southern ...

Update: As of late Thursday morning, local authorities had lifted the remaining Ventura County evacuation warnings related to the Hughes Fire. Ventura County authorities downgraded an evacuation ...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – The California Department of Forestry & Fire Prevention (Cal Fire) is offering the public a three-dimensional map of the Hughes Fire in northern Los Angeles County.