The new blaze, according to AFP, is in the hillsides near Castaic Lake ... north of Los Angeles. The new blaze has been dubbed the Hughes fire. Robert Jensen, of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's ...

The Hughes Fire has spread to over 8,000 acres in Los Angeles County's Castaic area on Wednesday ... issued to neighborhoods surrounding the Castaic Lake, about 10 miles north of Santa Clarita.

Firefighters first responded to the blaze, named the “Dry Fire,” around 9 p.m. as the flames continued spreading toward Castaic Lake ... according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.