Moments after the Hughes fire exploded ... definitely stressful,” he said. “It’s hard to go to work when you’re worried your house could burn down and your kids are at school and your ...
The Hughes fire, as seen from Magic Mountain, started Wednesday north of Castaic and exploded to more than 5,000 acres in less than two hours. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) ...
Think of a rosebush against a bedroom window: fire food. The roses burn first, melting the vinyl ... fire weather into all but a guarantee. Something—it remains to be seen what—ignited these ...