California Wildfire Updates: New Hughes Fire Explodes To 10,000 Acres As Authorities Order Tens Of Thousands To Evacuate
Wednesday, 3:49 p.m. PST The Hughes Fire increased to 8,096 acres, spreading northeast and triggering 12 evacuation warnings and 10 evacuation orders for adjacent areas. Wednesday, 1:17 p.m. PST The Hughes Fire spread to 5,054 acres in a largely mountainous area.