The rapidly growing wildfire broke out about 50 miles north of LA on Wednesday, burning through more than 5,000 acres while two major fires burning in the metropolitan area for more than two weeks were getting under control, fire officials said. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub The Hughes fire in the Castaic Lake area of Los Angeles county forced evacuations with warnings of 'immediate threat to life', while much of southern California remains under a red-flag warning for extreme fire risk due to strong, dry winds New California fire spurs evacuations as residents endure dangerous winds ► https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/22/rain-wind-fires-la-california The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #hughesfire #caliwildfires #wildfires #californiawildfires #lawildfires #lafires #californiafires #usa