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View the map below to see evacuation zones and the fire perimeter of the Hughes Fire. The Hughes Fire has burned more than 10,000 acres already and was 14% contained as of Thursday morning.

TAKE YOU ABOUT 12 MINUTES. BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. LET’S GO TO L.A. COUNTY NOW, WHERE A FIRE HAS FORCED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO EVACUATE AS CREWS HAVE RUSHED IN TO TRY TO PROTECT HOMES.