The fire was initially reported at 50 acres but grew to 5,000 acres in the first two hours, fanned by strong Santa Ana winds, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection San Diego Capt. Thomas Shoots said there were “multiple close calls” as residents rushed to evacuate their homes.

A compulsory evacuation zone, shown in red, remains in place to the east of Castaic Lake. County of Los Angeles. The L.A. County Fire Department said it was first called to a blaze by North Bound ...

Fanned by strong Santa Ana winds, the fire — initially reported at 50 acres — exploded to more than 5,000 acres in under two hours, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire ...

With high winds driving the flames, the fast-moving wildfire exploded to more than 10,000 acres by 10 p.m. that night, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or ...

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. – The approximately 10,396-acre Hughes Fire burning northeast of Castaic Lake in northern Los Angeles County has created smoke plumes visible in parts of Ventura ...

The fire was initially reported at 50 acres but grew to 5,000 acres in the first two hours, fanned by strong Santa Ana winds, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

California's Department of Water Resources closed Pyramid Lake (pictured) and Castaic Lake after the Post Fire came too close. The DWR says the lakes are now reopened.

The blaze, dubbed the Hughes Fire, was first reported just before 11 a.m.By around 10 p.m. local time it had grown to 10,176 acres, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire ...

The Hughes Fire started just before 11 a.m. Wednesday near Castaic Lake, north of where fire crews are working to fully contain the Palisades and Eaton fires that have scorched more than 40,000 ...

The so-called Post Fire broke out Saturday afternoon along Interstate 5 in Gorman, a community about 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire ...