Lanes were closed on the 5 Freeway Tuesday afternoon due to a brush fire burning in the Castaic area. The fire, estimated at ...

The fire was initially reported at 50 acres but grew to 5,000 acres in the first two hours, fanned by strong Santa Ana winds, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

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.

The image below, courtesy of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, shows the active Evacuation Order (the red areas), the active evacuation warnings (the yellow areas), and ...

Firefighters in Los Angeles County contained the 47-acre Bert Fire in Castaic without reported injuries or damage.

Hughes Fire near L.A. explodes to 10,000 acres; 31,000 told to evacuate Officials issued evacuation orders in and around the Castaic Lake area. Evacuation warnings border Santa Clarita, one ...

Los Angeles County Fire Department officials are battling another brush fire Tuesday afternoon. The Bert Fire, which began at the Old Road and Biscailuz Drive, had grown to 25 acres in size by ...

Thousands fled their homes Wednesday as the Hughes Fire quickly consumed 5,000 acres near Lake Castaic.

The fire was initially reported at 50 acres but grew to 5,000 acres in the first two hours, fanned by strong Santa Ana winds, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

Firefighters battled a fast-growing brush fire in Castaic that resulted in evacuations after it threatened structures in the area Tuesday afternoon.

As of Thursday evening, the inferno was 36% contained, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, also known as Cal Fire.