Tens of Thousands Ordered to Evacuate as Massive Fire Explodes in Northern Los Angeles County (VIDEO)

Tens of thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate on Thursday morning after another massive fire spread across northern Los Angeles County.

Gusty Santa Ana winds returned to Southern California this week making it difficult for firefighters to contain the new blaze dubbed the Hughes fire.

The Hughes fire has burned more than 11,000 acres as of early Thursday morning.

“There were no reports of homes or structures lost in the fire but officials told KTLA that roughly 31,000 people, including residents of Castaic, were under evacuation orders. A portion of Ventura County near Lake Piru was also placed in the mandatory evacuation zone.” -KTLA reported.

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Hughes Fire by the numbers:

10,000 acres burned

4,000 firefighters battling

30,000 residents evacuated

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KTLA reported:

Tens of thousands of residents remain under evacuation orders and warnings Thursday morning as firefighters continue to battle for containment on the Hughes Fire that erupted near Castaic.

The blaze was reported around 11 a.m. Wednesday in the area of Lake Hughes Road near Castaic Lake and used gusty winds to rapidly spread through steep terrain.

Thousands of firefighters were called to battle the Hughes Fire, which had scorched 10,176 acres as of 11:36 p.m. Wednesday. Crews had built the containment level to 14%, according to Cal Fire.

Firefighters continued to make progress overnight putting out flareups and dousing hotspots. Winds were relatively calm early Thursday but are likely to pick up again later in the morning.

More on the Hughes fire from KTLA 5:

Southern California was ravaged by fires this year after Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom and LA’s Democrat Mayor Karen Bass slashed fire department funding.

More than 12,000 structures were burned and 25 people were killed in the most destructive fires in history in Los Angeles earlier this month.

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