The fire was being fanned by strong, dry Santa Ana winds that were racing through the area, pushing a vast pall of smoke and dangerous embers ahead of the flames -- sparking fears that it could ...

The latest blaze - dubbed the Hughes Fire - started late on Wednesday morning near Lake Castaic, around 40 miles from the Eaton and Palisades wildfires that devastated parts of LA earlier this month.

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 ...

The swings come as the Hughes Fire quickly spread to over 3.4K acres north of LA, prompting evacuations and road closures around Castaic Lake, according to several media reports citing authorities.

Firefighters continue to make progress in containing the massive Hughes Fire that broke out Wednesday near Castaic Lake, growing to more than 10,000 acres and forcing mass evacuations. Around ...

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Click here for the latest Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025 updates. A fast-growing brush fire forced evacuation orders in the Los Angeles County community of Castaic on Wednesday, officials said.

Guests said no fire alarms could be heard and there was no sign of firefighters for a long period The fire that killed 78 people at the Grand Kartal Hotel in the early hours of Monday is one of ...

The fire that killed 78 people at the Grand Kartal Hotel in the early hours of Monday is one of the deadliest disasters of its kind in Turkish history. Some survivors have said they did not hear ...

The "Friars Fire" broke out in San Diego County Tuesday afternoon. The flames started near the Fashion Valley mall. Crews quickly contained the fire at approximately three acres. SAN DIEGO - As ...

Nearly a thousand people are under a mandatory evacuation order after a brush fire broke out Tuesday afternoon near Fashion Valley Mall in Mission Valley. The Friars Fire broke out just after 12: ...