Hughes Fire, Los Angeles

Fast-moving Hughes Fire erupts in Los Angeles County as California officials order evacuations
Officials ordered evacuations in the area surrounding the Hughes Fire on Wednesday morning, located near Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County.
Hughes Fire Spreads to 5,000 Acres; Los Angeles County Orders More Evacuations
A brush fire in the Castaic area of Los Angeles spread quickly over a span of 2 hours, leading to mandatory evacuations and road closures.
Hughes Fire Live Tracker: Map of New Los Angeles Wildfire
The Hughes Fire that started on Wednesday has burned through over 5,000 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties on Wednesday.
Update: Hughes Fire at 79% containment, 10,425 acres burned in Los Angeles County
Hughes Fire initially started 10:53 a.m. Jan. 22 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 10,396 acres after being active for 46 hours. By Friday morning, the fire crew succeeded in containing 56% of the wildfire. The cause is, however, still being investigated.
Evacuations ordered after new fast-moving wildfire breaks out in Los Angeles County
Firefighters responded to a brush fire Wednesday north of Los Angeles on a day of red flag warnings for parts of Southern California.
Fast-growing wildfire breaks out north of Los Angeles, forces evacuations
CASTAIC, California (Reuters) -A rapidly growing wildfire broke out some 50 miles (80 km) north of Los Angeles on Wednesday, burning 5,054 acres (20 square km) while two major fires burning in the metropolitan area for more than two weeks were getting under control, fire officials said.
Update: 10,425 acres destroyed by Hughes Fire in Los Angeles County, now 90% contained
Hughes Fire initially started 10:53 a.m. Jan. 22 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 10,425 acres after being active for three days. By Saturday morning, the fire crew succeeded in containing 87% of the wildfire. The cause is, however, still being investigated.
Deaths from Los Angeles-area wildfires rise to 29
The number of deaths from the wildfires that destroyed entire communities in the Los Angeles area in January 2025 has risen to 29, the county medical examiner’s office said.
Los Angeles Fires: Death toll rises to 29, over 16,000 buildings destroyed
The death toll from the devastating fires in the Los Angeles area has risen to 29. One person died in hospital over the weekend as a result of the “Palisades’’ fire on the western edge of Los Angeles,
Breaking: New wildfire reported in Los Angeles County on Jan. 29
Jan. 29 A new wildfire was reported today at 8:22 p.m. in Los Angeles County. The wildfire has been burning on private land. There is currently no information about the containment efforts for the fire and its cause has yet to be determined.
Hughes Fire in LA County explodes to over 10,000 acres near Castaic, with tens of thousands urged to evacuate
A fast-moving wildfire exploded to roughly 10,200 acres near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic Wednesday morning, ...
Photos show Hughes Fire burn LA's Castaic Lake area, smoke seen from Six Flags park
Photos taken of the Hughes Fire around Castaic Lake, California captured the massive blaze and cloud of smoke visible from ...
Hughes Fire rages outside Los Angeles as new wildfire erupts near busy 405 Freeway
Firefighters in Southern California conducted another fierce wildfire fight on Wednesday and into Thursday morning.
Hughes Fire in Castaic community of LA County explodes to over 10,000 acres
A fast-moving wildfire exploded to roughly 10,200 acres near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic Wednesday morning, ...
Over 50,000 under evacuation orders or warnings as wildfire imperils homes north of Los Angeles
More than 50,000 are under evacuation orders or warnings as a new wind-driven wildfire spreads in the mountains north of Los ...
Newsom launches LA Rises to raise funds and resources for Los Angeles fire victims
Mark Walter Family Foundation and Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation have provided an initial commitment of $100 million.