Photos taken of the Hughes Fire around Castaic Lake, California captured the massive blaze and cloud of smoke visible from Six Flags Magic Mountain.

Coverage of when the Hughes fire exploded north of Castaic, the areas under evacuation orders and an extended red flag ...

The Hughes Fire has spread over 8,096 acres after starting just before lunchtime in Los Angeles County's Castaic Lake area on Wednesday.

A day earlier, the blaze was first reported around 10:45 a.m. near Castaic Lake ... A new brushfire is burning in Ventura County, near the California State University Channel Islands Campus ...

The approximately 10,396-acre Hughes Fire burning northeast of Castaic Lake in ... to the Ventura County Incident Information page, the brush fire began around 10:30 a.m. California Highway ...

LOS ANGELES – A new fire exploded Wednesday north of Castaic, California, in Los Angeles County ... prompted evacuations orders in and around Castaic Lake, which by afternoon extended toward Ventura ...

CASTAIC, Calif ... checkerspot butterfly and other unique species. In Ventura County, a new fire briefly prompted the evacuation of California State University Channel Islands in Camarillo.

Ventura County authorities downgraded an evacuation order and lifted several warnings Thursday for areas in and around the town of Piru as a wildfire burning near Castaic Lake topped 10,000 ... for ...

The bushfire started northwest of Downtown Los Angeles and spread from Los Angeles County to Ventura County and prompted evacuations.

Southern California expects less than ... quickly prompted evacuations orders in and around Castaic Lake, which by afternoon extended toward Ventura County to the west and near Sandberg to the ...

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

The Hughes Fire has now burned 8,096 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties since igniting late Wednesday morning near ...