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.

The fire exploded to more than 3,400 acres in under two hours, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

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

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

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 ...

Less than two hours after first being reported, it had spread to more than 5,000 acres, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire.

As of Monday morning, the Palisades Fire was 59% contained and had scorched 37 square miles, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire.

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 ...

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

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.