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.

A number of schools were under evacuation orders shortly after 11:30 a.m. after a brush fire broke out less than two hours ago near Castaic Lake in the town of Castaic, just outside of the northern ...