The Hughes Fire forced evacuations in Santa Clarita, California ... the blaze had scorched more than 500 acres. By 12:30 pm, it had expanded to 3,407 acres, as reported by Cal Fire.

The Hughes Fire sent thick grey smoke billowing over homes in Santa Clarita, California ... the blaze had scorched more than 500 acres. By 12:30 pm, it had expanded to 3,407 acres, as reported ...

Crews have rushed to clear out basins designed to catch mud, rocks and other debris from tumbling into neighborhoods as ...

LA County Sheriff says about 31,000 people were under mandatory evacuation orders while another 23,000 were under evacuation warnings.

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

The fire, burning near Castaic near Santa Clarita, was first reported around 11 a.m. Wednesday ... On Wednesday, Sophia Barnes, 21, found herself at Hart High School, an evacuation site, with ...

The brush fire spawned northwest of downtown Los Angeles soon before 11 a.m. on Wednesday and has ... about 10 miles north of Santa Clarita. Meanwhile nearby neighborhoods were under evacuation ...

Officials reported the brush fire just before 11 a.m. local time on Wednesday and the blaze has since expanded rapidly northwest of Santa Clarita and ... to 3,400 acres by 12:30 p.m. local time ...