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Laguna fire sparks panic as Hughes fire explodes in hills near LA: Live updates

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Laguna fire sparks panic as Hughes fire explodes in hills near LA: Live updates

Two new fires threaten to terrorize Los Angeles, a city still recovering from the catastrophic fires that killed 26 people and torched thousands of homes earlier this month.

The fast-spreading Hughes Fire, which started Wednesday, is exploding in the hills near Santa Clarita, a rural enclave about 40 miles northwest of Hollywood.

A separate fire has also broken out in the posh beach town of Laguna, burning multimillion-dollar mansions.

Tens of thousands of people were evacuated from their homes in Castaic, near Santa Clarita, to escape the Hughes fire.

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Hughes Fire is now burning more than 10,000 acres

The Hughes Fire, which broke out yesterday, has burned more than 10,000 acres near Santa Clarita and is currently only 14 percent contained.

Shocking footage from the scene showed firefighters battling the blaze – just ten days after Los Angeles was overtaken by the devastating Palisades Fire.

Firefighters work as the Hughes Fire burns in Castaic Lake, California, U.S., January 22, 2025. REUTERS/David Swanson

How did the Hughes Fire grow so quickly?

Southern California has not seen significant rainfall in nine months, which has contributed to the rapid spread of the Hughes Fire, which has spread to 10,176 acres, according to CalFire.

‘Extremely dry’ vegetation was another possible cause of the fire, experts revealed.

Extremely low humidity helps vegetation dry out, making it a better fuel for fires.

The latest fires have only put more strain on the province’s already exhausted firefighting workforce.

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Destruction in pictures: fire only 13 percent under control

The Hughes Fire has burned thousands of acres of land in hours, with an interactive map revealing the enormity of the latest inferno threatening homes and livelihoods in Los Angeles.

Large swaths of land have been burning for days, live trackers show, as firefighters continue to struggle to control the blazes, which first broke out on January 7, as new blazes emerge.

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