Called the Hughes Fire, flames erupted around 10:30 a.m., quickly triggering evacuation orders in neighboring Los Angeles County and sending smoke billowing into local areas.

Ventura County authorities downgraded an evacuation order and lifted several warnings Thursday for areas in and around the town of Piru as a wildfire burning near Castaic Lake topped 10,000 acres.

Firefighters made progress on the more than 10,000-acre Hughes Fire Friday, ... which were issued in LA County by noon before being expanded to include some of neighboring Ventura County.

Firefighters made progress on the more than 10,000-acre Hughes Fire Friday, ... Crews respond to Laguna Fire in Ventura County, prompting CSU Channel Island evacuation orders.

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 spread at least 8,096 acres across both LA and Ventura counties as of 4 p.m. local time. Mandatory evacuation orders were issued to neighborhoods surrounding the Castaic Lake, about 10 ...

Hughes Fire not a threat to Ventura County. While heavy smoke is visible from eastern Ventura County, as of noon Wednesday, the fire was not a threat to the area, ...

An air tanker makes a retardant drop around the Hughes Fire in northern Los Angeles County on Jan. 22, 2025. (KTLA) Sky5 view of the Hughes Fire next to Castaic Lake. Jan. 22, 2025.

The fast-burning Hughes Fire prompted evacuations on Wednesday, just over two weeks after the Eaton and Palisades Fires caused massive destruction across Los Angeles County.

The Hughes Fire erupted in the Los Angeles County community of Castaic around 10:30 a.m. Residents in Camarillo and Ventura reported falling ash from the blaze .