Evacuations Underway as Hughes Fire Explodes in Northwest L.A. County

[Webster]

Mandatory evacuations are underway as the Hughes Fire explodes in the Castaic Lake area of Los Angeles County, just north of the Santa Clarita area. FOX 11 is live with Stu Mundel up in SkyFOX.

California fires have wreaked havoc on Los Angeles for weeks as crews battled several deadly massive blazes, including the Palisades Fire, Eaton Fire, Hurst Fire, Kenneth Fire, Sunset Fire, Lidia Fire and Woodley Fire. Areas impacted included the Pacific Palisades, Altadena, Pasadena, Sylmar, Encino, Brentwood, Santa Monica, Hollywood Hills, West Hills, Acton and parts of Ventura County and Riverside County.

 

[Dee]

I don't know how many times I've passed through Castaic up to and beyond Gorman, etc and it's literally been on fire. This is awful, though. Residents, businesses, and resources are already pulled thin. I hope this gets contained quickly.