Law enforcement vehicles drive past flames rising from the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake, north of Santa Clarita, California, US, on Jan 22, 2025. (Photo: Reuters/David Swanson) A vehicle drives ...

Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 [AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez] On Wednesday, the Hughes Fire erupted northwest of Santa Clarita, California, rapidly consuming nearly 10,000 acres in just a few hours ...

Their home in Santa Clarita was destroyed by the Tick Fire in 2019, and the recent firestorm across Southern California brought back horrible memories. Ryan said he still remembers his daughters ...

A large plume of smoke caused by the Hughes Fire rises from Castaic Lake, as seen from a neighbourhood of Santa Clarita, California.Credit: AP Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued an executive ...

UPDATE 5:30 p.m.: With the Palisades and Eaton fires still not fully contained, a new Southern California blaze sparked up Wednesday north of Santa Clarita, burning more than 9,400 acres in a ...

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Wildfires fueled by strong Santa Ana winds have devastated Southern California, destroying thousands of homes and causing 27 deaths. The fires, affecting urban areas and the Olympic preparation ...

The Hughes fire, burning near Castaic Lake north of Santa Clarita, exploded to more than 10,000 acres of mostly brush in just a few hours. More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders and ...

Southern California will continue to face "dangerous ... the Malibu coast, Calabasas, Santa Clarita Valley, western Santa Monica Mountains, Santa Susana Mountains and western San Gabriel Mountains ...

People in Santa Rosa are acutely aware that they are in the unenviable position of having hosted one of California’s first and most brutal megafires in this new age of unpredictable burns.