Crews are battling a fast-moving, wind-driven wildfire burning near Castaic Lake north of Santa Clarita that prompted evacuation orders and warnings on Wednesday. The Hughes Fire broke out around ...

A new fire exploded Wednesday north of Castaic, quickly charring 8,000 acres and forcing thousands to flee from their homes amid a month of extreme fire conditions that have plagued Southern ...

About 15 miles away from Chancellor's location in the Grapevine section of the freeway, the Hughes Fire was well underway in what witnesses described as an apocalyptic scene in the Castaic area ...

Evacuations were ordered for the approximately 10-acre fire burning in Sepulveda Pass as well as the brush fire that grew at an alarming rate in the hills near Castaic north of Los Angeles on a ...

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 north of Castaic and at one point crept within a mile of the Castaic jail complex. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times) ...

Evacuations were ordered for the approximately 10-acre fire burning in Sepulveda Pass as well as the brush fire that grew at an alarming rate in the hills near Castaic north of Los Angeles on a ...

The Hughes fire, which broke out north of Santa Clarita in the Castaic, Calif., area earlier Wednesday, scorched more than 10,100 acres and is 14% contained, according to the California Department ...

Mandatory evacuations were issued Wednesday in the Castaic area due to the fast-spreading Hughes Fire. CAL FIRE's map shows the evacuation zones.