Firefighters have increased containment of the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake to 87% Saturday while preparing for an expected shift in the winds with a chance of rain expected through Monday and a ...
Copper Hill Drive to Elizabeth Lake All schools within the Castaic Union School District were closed Thursday, Jan. 23 after being evacuated Wednesday in the hours after the Hughes Fire started.
Named the Hughes fire, the blaze was reported just after 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, in the area of Lake Hughes Road and the 5 Freeway and close to CastaicLake, according to Cal Fire.