Hughes wildfire rages in northern Los Angeles County, forcing evacuation of 31,000 people
Blaze consumes 14 hectares per minute driven by wind gusts, threatening several residential areas of Santa Clarita
A wildfire is once again threatening thousands of people in California. Like the fires of two weeks ago, which struck almost without warning, a huge curtain of smoke is hanging over the communities of Castaic and Santa Clarita in northern Los Angeles County. Named Hughes, the fire has been raging since it was reported at about 11:00 a.m. Wednesday morning. In just a few hours, the fire destroyed 3,800 hectares, forcing the mandatory evacuation of some 31,000 people with another 23,000 under evacuation warnings, L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna said. There were no reports of homes or other structures burned.
