Hughes fire: Evacuations, road closures, shelters

A large plume of smoke from the Hughes fire

Published Jan. 22, 2025 Updated Jan. 23, 2025 7:02 PM PT

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The Hughes fire is burning around Castaic Lake north of Castaic. The blaze broke out shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday amid red flag warnings for the region. Fanned by strong winds, the blaze had grown to about 10,400 acres and was 36% as of Thursday evening.

Evacuations

Los Angeles County has issued evacuation orders for areas in and around Castaic Lake. This zone roughly encompasses an area east of Ridge Route and Old Ridge Route roads, south of Liebre Mountain Road and west of South Portal Road, including an area north of Tapia Canyon Road and east of Lake Hughes Road.

Ventura County lifted evacuation orders and warnings Thursday morning. However, the Lake Piru Recreation Area remains closed until further notice.

Most updated evacuation instructions can be found here, and here.

Road closures

The following road closures were in effect Thursday afternoon, according to the L.A. County Public Works Department:

San Francisquito Canyon Road, from Copper Hill Drive to Elizabeth Lake Road
Lake Hughes Road, from the Old Road to Pine Canyon Road
Ridge Route Road, from Parker Road to Templin Highway
San Francisquito Canyon Road, from Spunky Canyon Road to Copper Hill Drive
Templin Highway, from Golden State Highway to Ridge Route Road

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Shelters

People in evacuated areas can shelter at the College of the Canyons East Gym, at 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road in Santa Clarita.

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