A new wildfire that erupted in northern Los Angeles County triggered tens of thousands of evacuation orders and warnings.

The blaze temporarily closed parts of Interstate 5 and prompted evacuation orders and warnings for more than 50,000 people.

The Hughes Fire near Castaic, California, has burned 10,176 acres, prompting evacuations and school closures across SoCal.

According to the local news outlet KTLA 5, the schools closed on Thursday following the start of the Hughes fire include: The ...

The fire threat remains critical in Southern California, where thousands of residents were under evacuation orders Wednesday ...

Officials ordered evacuations in the area surrounding the Hughes Fire on Wednesday morning, located near Castaic Lake in Los ...

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The Hughes fire has burned through 3,407 acres since it started late Wednesday morning, according to local officials.

The fire — which erupted near Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County, north of Santa Clarita, late Wednesday morning — has grown ...

A new fire broke out near Los Angeles’ Bel Air neighborhood early on Thursday as the Hughes fire which was first reported a ...

Interstate 5 is closed due to the Hughes Fire that erupted earlier Wednesday. “All lanes of northbound & southbound I-5 are ...

Wednesday, 12:25 p.m. PST The Hughes Fire grew to 3,407 acres, according to Cal Fire, with evacuation orders extending to the ...