Coverage of when the Hughes fire exploded north of Castaic, the areas under evacuation orders and an extended red flag ...

The Hughes Fire broke out late Wednesday morning and in less than a day had charred nearly 16 square miles (41 square kilometers) of trees and brush near Lake Castaic, a popular recreation area ...

The hills around Castaic Lake are brown and dry. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht ... He recommends all communities invest in these and other home hardening methods. People who have swimming pools should have ...

Amid the unthinkable losses from L.A.'s unprecedented disaster, there were also small miracles and harbingers of hope across ...

Meanwhile, Collins and his team directed as much water as they could, quadrupling the normal flow to nearly 45,000 gallons per minute, enough to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool every 15 minutes.

There are two main areas at Castaic Lake — the lower lake and the upper lake ... In addition to children’s play areas, basketball courts, swimming pools, picnic areas, a skate park, and tennis courts ...

The Hughes Fire has burned more than 9,000 acres Wednesday around the Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County on Wednesday continuing a devastating wave of Southern California wildfires fueled by dry ...

CASTAIC, Calif. (KABC) -- Smoke from the Hughes Fire shrouded a neighborhood near Castaic Lake Wednesday, making the atmosphere appear like night sky in the early afternoon hours. The intersection ...