California Wildfires LIVE: Tens of Thousands Told to Evacuate as New Fire Rages North of L.A. | N18G

California Wildfires LIVE: Tens of Thousands Told to Evacuate as New Fire Rages North of L.A. | Los Angeles LIVE | CNBC TV18 Source: ABC7 Los Angeles BEL AIR, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – Sepulveda Fire burning in Bel Air, California The Hughes fire, burning near Castaic Lake north of Santa Clarita, exploded to more than 10,000 acres of mostly brush in just a few hours. More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders and warnings. A new brush fire rapidly exploded on Wednesday north of Los Angeles, bringing new terror to Southern California more than two weeks after wildfires first tore through the region. The blaze forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate, shut down schools and businesses, and temporarily closed parts of Interstate 5. The new threat, named the Hughes fire, ignited just before 11 a.m. local time near Castaic Lake, a reservoir about 40 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. By 10 p.m., it had grown to more than 10,000 acres, burning mostly brush around a state park called the Castaic Lake State Recreation Area. #wildfire #losangeleswildfire #california #usatoday #livenews #cnbctv18 #belair