| Hughes Fire | |
|---|---|
| Part of the January 2025 Southern California wildfires | |
| Date(s) | January 22, 2025 10:42 a.m. (PST) |
| Location | Los Angeles County and Ventura County, California, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 34°32′35″N 118°33′32″W / 34.543°N 118.559°W |
| Statistics[1][2] | |
| Status | Extinguished |
| Burned area | 10,425 acres (4,219 ha; 42 km2; 16 sq mi) |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | Unknown |
| Non-fatal injuries | Unknown |
| Evacuated | Unknown |
| Structures destroyed | Unknown |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Under investigation |
| Map | |
 Interactive map (map data) | |
  General location of the fire in Greater Los Angeles  The general location of the fire in California | |
The Hughes Fire was a wildfire that burned in Los Angeles County in Southern California. The fire burned over 10,000 acres (4,000 hectares).[3] The fire began near Lake Hughes Road near Castaic Lake and its cause is under investigation.[1][4] It prompted evacuation orders in the region around Castaic Lake.[5]
Due to the high Santa Ana winds in the area, the fire exploded to 5,000 acres just an hour after it started,[4] and ballooned to 10,176 acres by the end of the day.[6]
- ^ a b "Hughes Fire". California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
- ^ "Hughes Fire Incident Update PM 01-24-2025". inciweb.wildfire.gov. InciWeb. January 23, 2025. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
- ^ Fry, Hannah; Solis, Nathan; Blakinger, Keri; et al. (January 22, 2025). "Hughes fire scorches over 9,000 acres near Castaic; as thousands flee, 5 Freeway reopens". Los Angeles Times. Yahoo News.
- ^ a b "Hughes Fire". Watch Duty. January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
- ^ Fry, Hannah (January 22, 2025). "Hughes fire: Evacuations, road closures, shelters". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
- ^ Weber, Christopher; Sanchez, Marcio Jose (January 23, 2025). "Hughes Fire: Firefighters slow wildfire that rapidly burned thousands of acres in Los Angeles County". Associated Press. KCRA. Retrieved January 23, 2025.