Firefighters are working to contain a new wildfire, dubbed the Hughes Fire, which exploded east of Lake Castaic in northern Los Angeles County on Wednesday. The fire had charred more than 3,400 ...

CBS News Los Angeles Live. 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 hard-charging brush fire erupted in northern Los Angeles County on Wednesday, hustling through more than 10,000 acres of terrain so far, aided by heavy, dry brush and pushed by gusting Santa Ana ...

The Hughes Fire has spread over 8,096 acres after starting just before lunchtime in Los Angeles County's Castaic Lake area on Wednesday.

The Hughes Fire burns near the I-5 freeway on Jan. 22, near Castaic, California. Mario Tama/Getty Images A brush fire near Los Angeles County’s Castaic community has spread to over 5,000 acres .

The area also was threatened by the 1,000-acre Kenneth Fire earlier this month in parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties. "I feel for the people in that area," Chancellor said of the Hughes Fire.

The area also was threatened by the 1,000-acre Kenneth Fire earlier this month in parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties. "I feel for the people in that area," Chancellor said of the Hughes Fire.

The area also was threatened by the 1,000-acre Kenneth Fire earlier this month in parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties. "I feel for the people in that area," Chancellor said of the Hughes Fire.