A key stretch of Interstate 5 was closed Wednesday afternoon to southbound traffic due to a fast-moving wildfire sweeping through Southern California. The Hughes Fire sparked around 10:45 a.m.
The California Highway Patrol closed Interstate 5 through the Grapevine due to fire Wednesday afternoon. I-5 is closed between Grapevine Road and Highway 126, the CHP reported.
Crews are battling the Hughes Fire, and those in the immediate area of Castaic Lake are under mandatory evacuation orders and warnings, according to the LA County Fire Department.