California Wildfire Updates: New Blaze Burns Near Bel Air As Hughes Fire Explodes To 10,000 Acres
A new fire broke out near Los Angeles’ Bel Air neighborhood early on Thursday as the Hughes fire which was first reported a day earlier in northern Los Angeles County grew rapidly to set ablaze more than 10,000 acres, prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders and warnings to more than 50,000 people.
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California wildfires live updates: Thousands evacuated as explosive Hughes fire breaks out amid strong winds near Castaic
The Hughes Fire grew rapidly near Castaic Lake, about 45 miles northwest of the city of Los Angeles, after it broke out at around 10.53am PST on Wednesday. No homes or businesses have been damaged, but about 31,000 residents have been forced to flee, officials said, with thousands more under evacuation warnings.
The blaze temporarily closed parts of Interstate 5 and prompted evacuation orders and warnings for more than 50,000 people.
The Hughes fire in Los Angeles has scorched more than 10,000 acres of land in Southern California since igniting Wednesday, ...
Photos taken of the Hughes Fire around Castaic Lake, California captured the massive blaze and cloud of smoke visible from ...
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The Hughes Fire that started on Wednesday has burned through over 5,000 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties on ...
A fire north of a jail complex in Castaic has triggered evacuations in Los Angeles County, even as Southern California hopes ...
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