Tens of Thousands Told to Evacuate as New Fire Rages North of L.A.
The Hughes fire, burning near Castaic Lake north of Santa Clarita, exploded to more than 10,000 acres of mostly brush in just a few hours. More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders and warnings.
Interstate 5 in California closed at Grapevine due to Hughes Fire, forcing detours
Interstate 5 is closed due to the Hughes Fire that erupted earlier Wednesday. “All lanes of northbound & southbound I-5 are CLOSED through the Grapevine due to the Hughes Fire,” Caltrans posted on social media around 3 p.m.
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By 2 a.m. local time Thursday, the Los Angeles Fire Department declared "all forward progress stopped" on the Sepulveda Fire and lifted the evacuation warnings. As of 8:30 a.m., the fire was 60% contained after consuming 40 acres, the LAFD said.
Interstate 5 reopened after Hughes Fire forced closure
Interstate 5 was closed in both directions from the Grapevine to Castaic as the Hughes Fire burned Wednesday afternoon.The Hughes Fire broke our Wednesday morni
Fast-moving fire north of LA closes part of I-5 and frays nerves in California after back-to-back blazes
The Hughes Fire in Castaic, north of Los Angeles, prompted evacuations and shut down a vital part of California's freeway system.
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TC Interstate 5 ramps improvement project underway
California Department of Transportation District 2 (Caltrans) and Central Striping Service, Inc. have begun work on a safety improvement project along Interstate 5 exit ramps in Tehama County.
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Residential areas east of 5 Fwy remains closed off due to Hughes Fire
Residents in the Castaic area were still being kept out of zones evacuated due to the Hughes Fire as of midday Thursday.
Update: I-5 over Grapevine reopens after fast-moving wildfire forced closure
A key stretch of Interstate 5 was closed Wednesday afternoon to southbound traffic due to a fast-moving wildfire sweeping through Southern California. The Hughes Fire sparked around 10:45 a.m. Wednesday near Castiac , according to the Angeles National Forest.
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Update: I-5 in California open at Grapevine. Other areas remain closed due to Hughes Fire
Interstate 5 is closed due to the Hughes Fire that erupted earlier Wednesday. “All lanes of northbound & southbound I-5 are CLOSED through the Grapevine due to the Hughes Fire,” Caltrans posted on social media around 3 p.m.
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