Update: Hughes Fire 87% contained, 10,425 acres affected in Los Angeles County
Hughes Fire initially started 10:53 a.m. Jan. 22 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 10,425 acres after being active for three days. By Saturday morning, the fire crew succeeded in containing 87% of the wildfire. The cause is, however, still being investigated.
Hughes Fire in LA County burns 10,000 acres, evacuations lifted as containment rises
Firefighters made progress on the more than 10,000-acre Hughes Fire Friday, which sent thousands fleeing after sparking near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic a day earlier.
Hughes Fire burns thousands of acres in northern L.A. county, 31,000 evacuations ordered
Evacuation orders and warnings were issued to more than 31,000 people in the vicinity of two new wildfires north of Los Angeles on Wednesday.
California fires live updates: New LA County fire explodes to over 10,000 acres
The two largest fires, the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades and the Eaton Fire near Pasadena, remain active. One of the latest, the Hughes Fire in the Castaic area, has prompted evacuation orders for tens of thousands of people.
A look at latest wildfire conditions in Los Angeles area as Hughes Fire grows
Thousands of people are under evacuation orders in southern California as strong winds fuel new wildfires in the Los Angeles area. The Hughes Fire has scorched more than 10,000 acres as of Thursday evening and is only 14% contained.
Edison says encampment found near area where Eaton fire started; critics doubt it sparked fire
Southern California Edison discovered signs of an encampment about 300 yards from the spot where the Eaton fire is suspected ...
N.J. pool company was supposed to be shut down when it burned in massive fire, local officials say
Township officials were in a multi-year legal battle with the fiberglass pool manufacturer when the facility caught fire ...
After Eaton Fire devastation, over 400 pets reunited with owners, but more than 100 still awaiting reunion
Pasadena Humane has been sheltering hundreds of animals displaced by the Eaton Fire, with many successfully returning to ...
‘We were 100% alone’: Fire alerts came too late for some Altadena residents
Records, radio logs and interviews show that some residents were not told to evacuate via electronic alerts until many hours ...
Breaking: B05a Fire reported in Shasta County on Jan. 25
A new wildfire was reported today at 9:08 a.m. in Shasta County. B05a Fire has been burning on private land. There is ...
Video shows massive fire at Russian oil refinery
Ukraine’s military said its drones hit a Russian oil refinery in the city of Ryazan, about 111 miles southeast of Moscow.
Older residents who escaped the Eaton fire find new homes in La Verne
Jennie Frederick, 82, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, talks about being evacuated from The Terraces at Park Marino senior living ...
Progress is made on a huge fire north of Los Angeles while new fires erupt in Southern California
Officials remained concerned that the Palisades and Eaton fires could break their containment lines as firefighters continue ...
Southern California’s first rainfall of the year could help or hurt wildfire victims as fire spreads in San Diego area
With many parts of Los Angeles County still smoldering from wildfires, the expected rain this weekend would seem like a ...
How fire departments use pre-positioning to get a jump on wildfires
Fires in the Inland Empire and Orange County that broke out this week were stopped from becoming more dangerous because of ...
Fire severly damages Wilbraham home
WILBRAHAM — Wilbraham firefighters battled a two-alarm fire in brutally cold weather overnight as fire severely damaged a ...