The wildfire, named the Hughes fire, has spread across 9,300 acres as of 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday local time. The brush fire began off Castaic Lake in an area north of Santa Clarita.
The fire first broke out around 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, rapidly spreading from 500 acres within its first hour to 3,400 acres less than 2 hours after. The rapid spread was attributed to fast gusts of wind, which also exacerbated the deadly Palisades and Eaton fires.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection chief praised the work of first responders but said they still have a long way to go.
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“The first responders are doing great work to contain this fire. Certainly, we are not out of the woods yet,” Cal
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