Photos taken of the Hughes Fire around Castaic Lake, California captured the massive blaze and cloud of smoke visible from Six Flags Magic Mountain.

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

Mandatory evacuation orders were issued Wednesday due to the Hughes Fire burning near Castaic Lake, north of Santa Clarita.

A day earlier, the blaze was first reported around 10:45 a.m. near Castaic Lake, off Lake Hughes Road ... dust and ash advisory following strong Santa Ana winds that could scatter ash from the ...

LA County Sheriff says about 31,000 people were under mandatory evacuation orders while another 23,000 were under evacuation warnings.

The Hughes fire north of Castaic quickly grew to more ... fanned by strong Santa Ana winds, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. By 5 p.m., fire officials ...

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

Firefighters responded to a brush fire Wednesday north of Los Angeles on a day of red flag warnings for parts of Southern ...

The Hughes fire, burning near Castaic Lake north of Santa Clarita ... on Thursday if she was considering running for governor of California, Ms. Harris did not give a direct answer, but did ...

The Hughes Fire has burned more than 9,000 acres Wednesday around the Castaic Lake in Los ... wave of Southern California wildfires fueled by dry vegetation and Santa Ana winds.

The Hughes Fire has spread to over 8,000 acres in Los Angeles County's Castaic area ... and brutal Santa Ana winds continue to boost fire conditions across Southern California.