Southern California Wildfires: Hughes Fire Charred Over 9,000 Acres Near Castaic; Thousands Evacuate as 5 Freeway Reopens

A new fire exploded Wednesday north of Castaic, quickly charring more than 9,400 acres and forcing thousands to flee their homes amid a month of extreme fire conditions that have plagued Southern California. The Hughes fire started off Lake Hughes Road just before 11 a.m. and quickly prompted evacuations orders in and around Castaic Lake, which by afternoon extended toward Ventura County to the west and near Sandberg to the north. More than 31,000 people were ordered to evacuate and another 20,000 were in areas where evacuation warnings were issued. The fire was initially reported at 50 acres but grew Southern California Wildfires: Hughes Fire Charred Over 9,000 Acres Near Castaic; Thousands Evacuate as 5 Freeway Reopens is first published on Converseer.

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Southern California Wildfires: Hughes Fire Charred Over 9,000 Acres Near Castaic; Thousands Evacuate as 5 Freeway Reopens

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A new fire exploded Wednesday north of Castaic, quickly charring more than 9,400 acres and forcing thousands to flee their homes amid a month of extreme fire conditions that have plagued Southern California. The Hughes fire started off Lake Hughes Road just before 11 a.m. and quickly prompted evacuations orders in and around Castaic Lake, which by afternoon extended toward Ventura County to the west and near Sandberg to the north. More than 31,000 people were ordered to evacuate and another 20,000 were in areas where evacuation warnings were issued. The fire was initially reported at 50 acres but grew

Southern California Wildfires: Hughes Fire Charred Over 9,000 Acres Near Castaic; Thousands Evacuate as 5 Freeway Reopens is first published on Converseer.

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