Topline. A new fire began and quickly grew in northern Los Angeles County on Wednesday, reaching over 8,000 acres by the afternoon as first responders rushed to contain the blaze amid high winds.

The Hughes Fire in Castaic, Los Angeles County, California, has burned over 8,000 acres. The fire is being fed by dry brush, with 0% containment and evacuation orders in place.

CBS News Los Angeles Live. Firefighters made progress on the more than 10,000-acre Hughes Fire Friday, which sent thousands fleeing after sparking near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic.

An air tanker makes a retardant drop around the Hughes Fire in northern Los Angeles County on Jan. 22, 2025. (KTLA) Sky5 view of the Hughes Fire next to Castaic Lake. Jan. 22, 2025.

A brush fire near Los Angeles County’s Castaic community has spread to over 5,000 acres.A mandatory evacuation order in the surrounding areas is now in place. The latest blaze to hit the county ...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – Firefighters on the ground and in the air rushed to slow a rapidly spreading brush fire that exploded near Castaic on Wednesday, forcing tens of thousands of evacuations and ...

An air tanker makes a retardant drop around the Hughes Fire in northern Los Angeles County on Jan. 22, 2025. (KTLA) Sky5 view of the Hughes Fire next to Castaic Lake. Jan. 22, 2025.