Containment of the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake was at 98% Tuesday, with crews primarily seeking out and extinguishing lingering hot spots in the burn area and all residents now allowed to return ...

The Hughes Fire has spread to over 8,000 acres in Los ... Mandatory evacuation orders were issued to neighborhoods surrounding the Castaic Lake, about 10 miles north of Santa Clarita.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department has been battling the blaze, dubbed the Lake Fire due to its proximity to Lake Hughes ... in West Palmdale and the Castaic Sports Complex in Castaic.

Firefighters spray water on the Hughes Fire in Castaic, Calif., on Wednesday. Crews have made significant progress on the Hughes Fire, with about a quarter of it contained. The Associated Press ...

The Hughes fire ignited about 45 miles northwest of the city of Los Angeles, near Castaic Lake, in a mountainous area that borders several residential areas and schools. It has grown to more than ...

Fire crews were quick to jump on the rapidly-spreading Hughes Fire, with firefighting aircraft executing water and retardant drops as the flames spread across dry brush in dangerously low humidity.

Firefighters first responded to the blaze, named the “Dry Fire,” around 9 p.m. as the flames continued spreading toward Castaic Lake. At the time, the flames were at a moderate rate of speed ...

College of the Canyons announced that it has shut down both its campuses and cancelled all on-campus classes in response to the rapidly-growing Hughes Fire ... The brush fire spread to over 5,000 ...

Even with thick smoke coming from the Hughes Fire, skies have been clear in many areas, and the air quality forecast has been good. But that doesn't tell the whole story.