Los Angeles fire today: Interstate 5 closed, 10,000 acres burnt to ashes in Hughes fire

Interstate 5 experienced a temporary closure as a brushfire started a day before. Around 10,000 acres of land was quickly seen turning into flames. Firefighters from Los Angeles ran to the site in order to stop the fire on Thursday morning.

Pertaining to the dangerous fire weather, a red flag warning was issued in the area on Thursday. According to the National Weather Service office, in Los Angeles, the speed of the wind was around 65 miles per hour, which could be the reason for new fires or the rapid growth of existing ones.

Called the ‘Hughes Fire’, a much bigger fire, ignited on Wednesday and burned down Los Angeles and Ventura countries. Evacuation orders for around 50,000 people were released immediately. The state fire agency, Cal Fire, managed to control around 14% of the fire on Thursday morning, as per a statement released by them.


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The fire is ablaze near the Castaic Lake, around 40 miles away from Los Angeles. Many locals call it the home of the Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park. This is happening north of Palisades fire which has burnt down 23,000 acres of land right from when it started around two weeks ago.

Residents in the Castaic division watched the Hughes fire spreading in the hills and then the highway. The fire started appearing above Pitchess Detention Centre, a jail, which was placed in the mandatory evacuation zone. The jail authorities were ready and committed to saving the jail inmates.

While the fire had not caused any damage to structures on Wednesday and had only burned down forest areas, the incident happened weeks after California residents had to go through the most destructive fire in its history.

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The Hughes fire was almost the size of the Eaton fire, spanning across an area of 14,000 acres. The day of the fire clashed with the day of the Palisades fire and burnt around 9000 structures. According to the forecast, warm and dry weather was expected on Thursday with the Santa Ana Desert Winds at their peak at around 9 in the morning. Cool showers are expected on Monday, which might ease the fire.

FAQs:

Why does California have so many wildfires?
Wildfires happen in California as power lines and arsons trigger it, moreover climate change has contributed to the phenomenon.

What is CAL?
It is The California Department for Forestry and Fire Protection, responsible for controlling wildfires and issuing warnings.