LA fires: 50k evacuated as another wildfire rages

Robert Lunal.A. County Sheriff

The other two campuses are structured much better than the one that we evacuated from,

Luna said

We are deeply alarmed by the imminent risk this disaster poses to the health and safety of our clients,

the union wrote

There are critical fire conditions ongoing. Winds out of the northeast are 25-40 miles per hour. Winds tonight could gust up to 50-60 miles per hour."

NWS Meteorologist Ariel Cohen told Newsweek via phone on Wednesday

#HughesFire Firefighters from Angeles National Forest is responding to a brush fire located off Lake Hughes Rd North of Castaic Reservoir Rd, Castaic."

Angeles National Forest said on X on Wednesday

Significant fire weather conditions are ongoing into Thursday with an increase in winds expected (especially Thurs AM) and severely dry conditions. For wildfire preparedness guidance visit https://readyforwildfire.org/prepare-for-wildfire/."

The NWS Los Angeles said on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday