The Hughes Fire was reported at about 11 a.m. Wednesday in a remote area east of the lake, according to Cal Fire. Aided by gusting Santa Ana winds and thick, dry vegetation, the fire exploded over ...

A fast-moving brush fire rapidly exploded across thousands of acres of thick vegetation near Castaic Lake Wednesday, prompting mandatory evacuations in the lake area and into the heart of Castaic ...

Named the Hughes fire, the blaze was reported just after 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, in the area of Lake Hughes Road and the 5 Freeway and close to Castaic Lake, according to Cal Fire.

Copper Hill Drive to Elizabeth Lake All schools within the Castaic Union School District were closed Thursday, Jan. 23 after being evacuated Wednesday in the hours after the Hughes Fire started.

Evacuations were ordered Wednesday for a brush fire that grew at an alarming rate in the hills near Castaic north of Los ... off the northbound 5 Freeway at Lake Hughes Road.

A number of schools were under evacuation orders shortly after 11:30 a.m. after a brush fire broke out less than two hours ago near Castaic Lake in the town of Castaic, just outside of the northern ...

Smoke poured from the Hughes Fire, a new wind-driven wildfire in ... sending up a huge plume of dark smoke near the Lake Castaic area. It comes as Southern California could expect some badly ...

Fast-moving blaze near Castaic Lake scorches nearly 10,000 acres in a matter of hours By Signal Staff A fast-moving brush fire that started near Castaic Lake shortly after 10:40 a.m.