LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- As fire danger continues in Southern California, firefighters battled several new brush fires - the Laguna Fire in Ventura County, the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake and the Sepulveda Fire in Bel Air, along the 405 Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass.
The latest blaze is the Laguna Fire, which started around 9 a.m. Thursday morning. The Hughes Fire erupted around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday and forced thousands of residents to evacuate. The Sepulveda Fire started late Wednesday and prompted an evacuation warning.
Red-flag warnings for critical fire risk were extended through Friday morning across L.A. and Ventura counties.
Mandatory evacuations were issued Wednesday in the Castaic area due to the fast-spreading Hughes Fire.
CAL FIRE's map shows the evacuation zones.
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- Ridge Route Rd at Lake Hughes
- Ridge Route Rd at Templin Hwy
- Lake Hughes at Pine Cyn
- Dry Gulch at San Francisquito Cyn Rd
- I-5 NB at Parker Rd Off Ramp and I-5 NB at Lake Hughes Rd off ramp will be shut down.
Evacuation shelters
- Evacuation center: College of the Canyons East Gym at 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91355
A brush fire erupted Wednesday night along the 405 Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass, near Bel Air.
AIR7 was over the scene around 11:15 p.m. as the blaze burned on a hillside east of the 405.
An orange glow from the flames could be seen from miles away.
The Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake has grown to about 10,176 acres and is 14% contained, according to the government website InciWeb.
Interstate 5 between State Route 126 and Grapevine Road has reopened in both directions, Caltrans announced Wednesday evening.
That stretch of the 5 had been shut down due to the Hughes Fire.
Caltrans says the Lake Hughes Road and Parker Road off-ramps from the northbound I-5 remain closed.
Crews are gaining an upper hand on the Hughes Fire, which has not yet damaged or destroyed any structures, officials confirmed.
L.A. County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said approximately 4,000 firefighting personnel have been assigned to battle the blaze, which has charred more than 9,000 acres by 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Fortunately, no structures were destroyed or damaged by the fire. And the fire chief intends to keep it that way.
He said there are plans in place for crews to stay on the scene throughout the night to gain more perimeter control and to attack any hot spots that may erupt.
