The Hughes Fire, reported shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday near Castaic Lake, prompted evacuation of a 280-square-mile area north of Los Angeles. The map above shows the mandatory evacuation area in red and the approximate perimeter as a black line.

A fire that broke out Friday evening north of Redding destroyed a home in the small community of Mountain Gate and one person was injured.

The Hughes fire seen from Magic Mountain has started north of Castaic and has exploded to more than 5,000 acres in under two hours on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, in Castaic, California. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/TNS) (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

A map from California's Department of Forestry and Fire Protection shows the locations ... AN EVACUATION ORDER HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR West of I-5. LEAVE NOW. Follow instructions from emergency ...

The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with devastating fire damage.

The Hughes Fire in Castaic, north of Los Angeles, prompted evacuations and shut down a vital part of California's freeway system.

Coverage of the Hughes, Sepulveda and Laguna fires in Southern California during a fourth consecutive day of red flag fire weather warnings.

Windy and dry conditions have returned to Southern California, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking as firefighters continue to battle two major blazes in the Los Angeles area that started in si

The fire shut down roads to through traffic near the burn area and closed recreation areas in Chula Vista due to poor air quality

Firefighters launched an aggressive aerial attack on a brush fire in the Sepulveda Pass.

As crews work to gain containment on the Border 2 Fire in southern San Diego County, Cal Fire is providing a three-dimensional map of the fire, showing evacuations and its perimeter.

San Diego Fire-Rescue crews are responding to a vegetation fire along State Route 52 in University City at the North Clairemont border, the department announced Friday morning.