California
The Hughes fire is burning around Castaic Lake north of Castaic. Fanned by strong winds, it had grown to about 10,400 acres by Thursday evening.
Flames from the Hughes fire came within a mile of the Castaic jails before firefighters pushed them back. Inmate advocates are still haunted by the what-ifs.
A stone’s throw from the flames, residents watched the spectacle like fans at a sporting event — phones held aloft, sharing the shocking images.
Coverage of when the Hughes fire exploded north of Castaic, the areas under evacuation orders and an extended red flag warning.
As the sun began to set over Castaic Lake on Wednesday, the hills to the north and east were engulfed in flames, casting an eerie orange glow across the valley below.
A fire north of a jail complex in Castaic has triggered evacuations in L.A. County, even as Southern California hopes for some rain to help with firefighting efforts.