A new inferno in a matter of minutes
LA TimesA large plume of smoke from the Hughes fire can be seen from Magic Mountain in Valencia. The fast-spreading Hughes fire emerges as the latest threat to Southern California Crews this morning are battling the Hughes fire, which began as a brush fire north of Castaic on Wednesday and quickly exploded into an inferno, forcing residents to flee as winds pushed the blaze south. Santa Rosa’s rebuilding has lessons for L.A. It’s been more than seven years since homes in Santa Rosa’s Coffey Park neighborhood were incinerated by the Tubbs fire, which swept across Napa and Sonoma counties in a matter of hours before jumping six lanes of the 101 Freeway. 🧢As historic fires continue to burn across Southern California, these local brands are selling Altadena, Palisades and L.A. gear for fire relief efforts. Have a great day, from the Essential California team Ryan Fonseca, reporter Defne Karabatur, fellow Andrew Campa, Sunday reporter Kevinisha Walker, multiplatform editor Hunter Clauss, multiplatform editor Christian Orozco, assistant editor Stephanie Chavez, deputy metro editor Karim Doumar, head of newsletters Check our top stories, topics and the latest articles on latimes.com.
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