A key stretch of Interstate 5 was closed Wednesday afternoon to southbound traffic due to a fast-moving wildfire sweeping through Southern California. The Hughes Fire sparked around 10:45 a.m.
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Crews are battling the Hughes Fire, and those in the immediate area of Castaic Lake are under mandatory evacuation orders and warnings, according to the LA County Fire Department.