A rapidly spreading brush fire ignited near Castaic Lake on Wednesday morning, blanketing the Santa Clarita Valley with smoke. The blaze, dubbed the Hughes Fire, was reported shortly after 10:40 a.m.

The Hughes Fire has spread over 8,096 acres after starting just before lunchtime in Los Angeles County's Castaic Lake area on Wednesday.

A map from Cal Fire shows areas that are under ... The Hughes Fire grew quickly after breaking out Wednesday near Castaic Lake and has since placed some 50,000 people under mandatory evacuation ...

Over 19,000 people in Castaic were under evacuation orders on Wednesday after Hughes Fire spread to 5,000+ acres within hours, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna. The massive blaze ...

The Hughes Fire, reported shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday near Castaic Lake, prompted evacuations ... on investigation into gas leak and fire The map above shows the mandatory evacuation area ...

Mandatory evacuation orders were issued to neighborhoods surrounding the Castaic Lake, about 10 miles north ... See below for a map of the latest blaze that's concerning authorities.