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Editor's note: This file captures the news of the California wildfires from Thursday, Jan. 23. For the latest updates on the fires, follow USA TODAY's coverage for Friday, Jan. 24. SAN DIEGO − ...
Border 2 Fire - San Diego County, 4,250 acres, 1% contained Laguna Fire - Ventura County, 94 acres, 70% contained Sepulveda Fire - Los Angeles County, 45 acres, 60% contained
Palisades Fire- Los Angeles County, 23,448 acres, 70% contained. Eaton Fire- Los Angeles County, 14,021 acres, 95% contained. Hughes Fire- Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, 10,176 acres, 14% contained
The latest Los Angeles County wildfire, dubbed the Hughes Fire, began as a brush fire Wednesday a little before 11 a.m. before spreading to over 8,000 acres by around 4 p.m. local time.
The fire began near Lake Hughes Road near Castaic Lake and its cause is under investigation. [1] [4] It prompted evacuation orders in the region around Castaic Lake. [5] Due to the high Santa Ana winds in the area, the fire exploded to 5,000 acres just a few hours after it started, [4] and ballooned to 10,176 acres by the end of the day. [6] It ...
The Hughes Fire was not the first fire start of the day. The seven-acre Bernardo Fire in San Diego County also forced evacuations. It is now 25 percent contained, according to CBS 8.
From January 7 to 31, 2025, a series of 14 destructive wildfires affected the Los Angeles metropolitan area and San Diego County in California, United States. [5] The fires were exacerbated by drought conditions, low humidity, a buildup of vegetation from the previous winter, and hurricane-force Santa Ana winds, which in some places reached 100 miles per hour (160 km/h; 45 m/s).
The Hughes fire is burning around Castaic Lake north of Castaic. The blaze broke out shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday amid red flag warnings for the region. Fanned by strong winds, the blaze has ...