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The 10,000-acre Hughes Fire near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic, which sent thousands fleeing this week, was more than 95% contained Sunday with all mandatory evacuation orders lifted.

Mandatory evacuations were issued Wednesday in the Castaic area due to the fast-spreading Hughes Fire. CAL FIRE's map shows the evacuation zones.

Mandatory evacuations were issued Wednesday in the Castaic area due to the fast-spreading Hughes Fire.

“It’s been stressful with those other fires, but now that this one is close to home it’s just super stressful,” she said.Hughes Fire Evacuations and Road ClosuresPeople are being ordered ...

PREVIOUSLY on Wednesday: State and local officials held a late afternoon news conference to update Angelenos on the status of the Hughes Fire.

The two rank among the most destructive blazes in California’s history. The Hughes fire seemed to be growing at a similarly shocking rate, burning more than 8,000 acres by 4 p.m., barely four ...

At around 1:15 p.m., gusts were up to 39 mph at the higher elevations around the Hughes fire north of Castaic; most other weather stations around the area were reporting gusts of around 15 mph to ...