A rapidly spreading brush fire ignited near Castaic Lake on Wednesday morning, blanketing the Santa Clarita Valley with smoke. The blaze, dubbed the Hughes Fire, was reported shortly after 10:40 a.m.

The Hughes Fire has spread over 8,096 acres after starting just before lunchtime in Los Angeles County's Castaic Lake area on Wednesday.

The Hughes Fire, Eaton Fire and Palisades Fire are burning in Los Angeles County. This map shows the locations.

A day earlier, the blaze was first reported around 10:45 a.m. near Castaic ... brush fire while simultaneously allowing residents to evacuate, if necessary," the department says. This map shows ...

The Hughes Fire started at about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Castaic ... in Southern California. After record rain last season, a months-long dry spell left hillsides covered in dry brush, providing ...

Evacuations were ordered Wednesday for a brush fire that grew at an alarming rate in the hills near Castaic north of Los Angeles on a day of red flag warnings for parts of Southern California. The ...

The Hughes Fire has ... County's Castaic area on Wednesday as dry vegetation and brutal Santa Ana winds continue to boost fire conditions across Southern California. The brush fire spawned ...

Updating maps of Southern California show where wildfires, including the Palisades, Eaton and Hughes fires, are burning ...

The Hughes fire has prompted mandatory evacuations in Castaic, California, as the fire has a "rapid rate of spread" Cal Fire said.

Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared ...