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California fires live updates: New LA County fire explodes to over 10,000 acres
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Hughes Fire in Castaic community of LA County explodes to over 10,000 acres
Hughes Fire: Firefighters slow wildfire that rapidly burned thousands of acres in Los Angeles County
Firefighters fought to maintain the upper hand on a huge and rapidly moving wildfire that swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles and resulted in more than 50,000 people being put under evacuation orders or warnings.
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Southern California will continue to face "dangerous fire weather conditions" including strong Santa Ana winds and extremely low humidity through later this week, forecasters said Tuesday.
Millions of California residents were placed under a red flag warning through Thursday amid threats of further fires with looming winds in the forecast, according to multiple reports.
A rare Particularly Dangerous Situation warning has been issued for Southern California as a powerful and potentially damaging Santa Ana wind event​ is expected.
Firefighters in Southern California are once again battling a wildfire, this time in Castaic in Los Angeles County, north of Los Angeles itself. Evacuation orders have been issued for the surrounding areas.
The Hughes Fire has spread over 8,096 acres after starting just before lunchtime in Los Angeles County's Castaic Lake area on Wednesday.
After a weekend of reprieve allowing fire teams to continue making progress battling the deadly infernos burning in Los Angeles County, Southern California now faces another round of fire-fueling Santa Ana winds.
"A strong Santa Ana Wind event is expected to develop Monday and last through at least Tuesday," the National Weather Service said.
According to AccuWeather, a storm sliding south along the California coast from Friday to Sunday could bring some much-needed rainfall.
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Santa Ana wind event returns to Southern California: What you need to knowSanta Ana winds return to Southern California from Monday to Tuesday, once again raising fire danger concerns.
The Santa Anas are expected to be most powerful Monday night into Tuesday. Fire services across the region say they are ready.
As critical fire weather continues to strike in Southern California, crews are also tasked with preparing for a storm expected this weekend that could trigger mudslides in burn scar areas.
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