A wildfire quickly grew to 500 acres and prompted
evacuation orders after erupting near Castaic in Los Angeles County, California, on Wednesday, January 22, fire officials
said.Timelapse footage captured by ALERTCalifornia and UC San Diego’s live fire-monitoring cameras shows the fire exploding in size on Wednesday.The blaze, dubbed the Hughes Fire, broke out at Lake Hughes Road, north of the Castaic Reservoir, according to
Angeles National Forest.California Highway Patrol
said several local roads were closed due to the fire, and warned that heavy smoke was impacting Interstate 5. Credit: ALERTCalifornia/UC San Diego via Storyful