Firefighters made progress on the more than 10,000-acre Hughes Fire Friday, which sent thousands fleeing after sparking near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic a day earlier.

Hughes Fire initially started 10:53 a.m. Jan. 22 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 10,425 acres after being active for three days. By Saturday morning, the fire crew succeeded in containing 87% of the wildfire. The cause is, however, still being investigated.

Firefighters made progress on the more than 10,000-acre Hughes Fire Thursday, which sent thousands fleeing after sparking near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic a day earlier.

Hughes Fire initially started 10:53 a.m. Jan. 22 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 10,396 acres after being active for 46 hours. By Friday morning, the fire crew succeeded in containing 56% of the wildfire. The cause is, however, still being investigated.

LET’S GO TO L.A. COUNTY NOW, WHERE A FIRE HAS FORCED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO EVACUATE AS CREWS HAVE RUSHED IN TO TRY TO PROTECT HOMES. THE FIRE STARTED YESTERDAY JUST EAST OF CASTAIC LAKE, AND THE WIND PUSHED THE FIRE WEST TOWARD HOMES AND BUSINESSES.

A fast-moving wildfire exploded to roughly 10,200 acres near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic Wednesday morning, prompting mandatory evacuation orders and road closures, authorities said.

A wildfire erupted near Castaic Lake Wednesday, sending plumes of smoke into neighboring Ventura County areas. Here's what to know.