CASTAIC LAKE, CA — A fast-moving brush fire in the Castaic Lake is forcing people to flee from their homes under mandatory evacuations, Wednesday morning. The blaze dubbed the Hughes Fire ...

Named the Hughes fire, the blaze was reported just after 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, in the area of Lake Hughes Road and the 5 Freeway and close to Castaic Lake, according to Cal Fire.

The Hughes Fire broke out just before 11am local time on Wednesday, and has already burnt over 15 square miles near Castaic Lake in the northwest of the city. Over 4,000 firefighters have been ...