In photos: Hughes Fire rapidly expands and forces evacuations across LA County
By NBC Staff ••
Evacuation orders were issued in parts of Los Angeles County as a new wildfire, the Hughes Fire, broke out in Castaic Wednesday morning.
A red flag warning has been in effect for parts of Los Angeles County from Wednesday morning until Thursday evening due to high fire danger. The fire started in dry brush and grew to thousands of acres with a smoke plume that could be see around LA County and in Ventura County.
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A firefighter works as the Hughes Fire burns on January 22, 2025 in Castaic, California.
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Firefighters watch flames from the Hughes Fire scorch the hillside in Castaic, a neighborhood in northwest Los Angeles County, California, on January 22, 2025.
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Smoke from the Hughes Fire seen from Santa Clarita, California, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025.
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Firefighters station at the base of Lake Hughes road as the Hughes Fire burns in the distance on January 22, 2025 in Castaic, California. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
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The Hughes Fire burns north of Los Angeles on January 22, 2025 in Castaic, California. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
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An inmate crew led by firefighters light backfires near power lines as smoke from the Hughes Fire fills the sky in Castaic, a northwestern neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, January 22, 2025.
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CALIFORNIA, USA – JANUARY 22: Firefighters battle with flames during wildfire as called ‘Hughes Fire’ in Castaic of Los Angeles County, California, United States on January 22, 2025. (Photo by Tayfun Cokun/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Firefighters observe from a firetruck on Charlie Canyon Road during the Hughes Fire in Castaic, California, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. Jill Connelly/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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CALIFORNIA, USA – JANUARY 22: Firefighters battle with flames during wildfire as called ‘Hughes Fire’ in Castaic of Los Angeles County, California, United States on January 22, 2025. (Photo by Tayfun Cokun/Anadolu via Getty Images)