The Hughes fire started off Lake Hughes Road just before 11 a.m. and quickly prompted evacuations orders in and around Castaic Lake, which by afternoon extended toward Ventura County to the west and ...

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Firefighters in Southern California conducted another fierce wildfire fight on Wednesday and into Thursday morning. Crews ...

A fast-moving wildfire, dubbed the Hughes Fire, has exploded near Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County, forcing thousands to evacuate.

The Sepulveda fire was the latest blaze in a nerve-racking week as Southern California headed into a fourth consecutive day of red flag fire weather warnings. The alerts caution that conditions are ...

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City of Merced Fire Captain Bryan Akers described what it was like working the Los Angeles wildfires and bumping into his son on call.

Powerful winds and bone-dry conditions were expected to pose a challenge to firefighters battling new wildfires in southern California on Thursday, including a new blaze that swelled over the past day ...

There are more evacuation warnings amid new wildfires driven by high winds in Los Angeles County. More than 30,000 people have been told to flee the community of Castaic due to the fast-moving Hughes ...

CASTAIC, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters fought to maintain the upper hand on a huge and rapidly moving wildfire that swept ...

More evacuations were ordered as another wildfire broke out in northern Los Angeles County on Wednesday. View the map below ...