Hughes Fire threatens two towns north of Los Angeles
Wildfires in Southern California have 50,000 people under evacuation orders as Santa Ana winds push the Hughes Fire closer to Castaic and Valencia.
Hughes Fire containment grows after thousands are forced to flee
Firefighters gained more ground Thursday on a fast-moving brushfire that erupted north of Los Angeles the day before and within hours exploded to thousands of acres amid high winds, officials said.
Hughes and Laguna fires spread on another day of fire danger in Los Angeles
The Hughes Fire, near the Castaic Lake area, spread to more than 10,000 acres as the smaller Sepulveda and Laguna fires broke out.
California strawberry workers harvest in heavy wildfire smoke
Workers in Ventura County, California, harvest strawberries as the smoke from the Hughes Fire fills the air over the fields. Wildfire smoke contains chemicals, gases and fine particles that can harm ...
Progress is made on a huge fire north of Los Angeles while new fires erupt in Southern California
Evacuation orders were lifted Thursday for tens of thousands as firefighters with air support slowed the spread of a huge wildfire churning through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles, but new ...