Live updates: Brush fire erupts along 405 Freeway in Sepulveda Pass. The Hughes Fire is one of three major fires burning in Los Angeles County. Live California ground shot as more than 50,000 people are under evacuation orders or warnings from fire burning north of Los Angeles.
Roughly 31,000 people were ordered to flee an area north of Los Angeles on Wednesday after a fast-moving wildfire exploded, growing to more than 10,000 acres within hours, officials said.
By 10 p.m. local time, the Hughes Fire had scorched 10,176 acres but was 14% contained, and no structures were reported destroyed, an interagency fire information center said in an update.
The fire erupted at 10:53 a.m. Wednesday near Castaic Lake in northern Los Angeles County, fed by high winds and dry conditions, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna told reporters
Firefighters on Thursday battled a fast-moving blaze in northern Los Angeles County that closed schools and forced thousands to flee their homes amid relentless Santa Ana winds and bone-dry conditions that have kept Southern California on high alert for over two weeks.
The Hughes Fire erupted Wednesday near Castaic Lake, a reservoir roughly 45 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. The fire rapidly consumed over 10,000 acres as authorities warned of an "immediate threat to life."
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said Wednesday that about 31,000 people were under mandatory evacuation orders while another 23,000 were under evacuation warnings. The blaze was 14% contained by Thursday morning, according to Cal Fire.
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