The 10,000-acre Hughes Fire near the Los Angeles County community ... through the Grapevine were shut down due to the fire before later being reopened, according to the California Highway Patrol.

About 15 miles away from Chancellor's location in the Grapevine section of the freeway, the Hughes Fire was well underway in what witnesses described as an apocalyptic scene in the Castaic area about 40 miles north of downtown Los Angeles "It's breathtaking,

A fast-growing brush fire forced evacuation orders in the Los Angeles County community of Castaic on Wednesday, officials said. The blaze, which officials named the Hughes Fire, was first reported shortly after 10:30 a.m. along Lake Hughes Road, near Castaic Lake and the 5 Freeway, according to Cal Fire.

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The I-5 Freeway through the Grapevine has reopened several hours ... 5 p.m. and the northbound side reopened an hour later. The California Highway Patrol reopened the freeway after smoke was ...

LA County Sheriff says about 31,000 people were under mandatory evacuation orders while another 23,000 were under evacuation warnings.

The Grapevine is open in both directions after being closed for several hours Wednesday due to a large brush fire in Castaic, just south of the Kern County line. Traffic was being turned around at the base of the Grapevine for those trying to head south to Los Angeles.

Gov. Gavin Newsom will sign legislation Thursday providing $2.5 billion in funding to relief efforts in Los Angeles County, where two massive wildfires killed 28 people and left behind a trail of destruction this month.

Los Angeles ... that connects Los Angeles County with the Central Valley. The Grapevine was ordered shut late Sunday night, and crews were “working to clear snow,” the California Department ...

LOS ANGELES ... through the Grapevine overnight. The closure was in effect from State Route 126 to the Kern County line due to hazardous road conditions, according to the California Highway ...