Los Angeles, California - A new wildfire erupted north of Los Angeles on Wednesday, exploding in size and sparking evacuation orders in a region already staggering from the effects of huge blazes.

Update: As of late Thursday morning, local authorities had lifted the remaining Ventura County evacuation warnings related to the Hughes Fire. Ventura County authorities downgraded an evacuation order ...

Mandatory evacuations were issued Wednesday in the Castaic area due to the fast-spreading Hughes Fire. CAL FIRE's map shows the evacuation zones.