Containment of the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake was up to 95% Monday while firefighters prepare for possible debris flow and mudslides from a weekend storm.

The Hughes Fire burned more than 10,000 acres across the Castaic, forcing 55,000 residents into evacuation orders or warnings across Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Thousands are under evacuation orders between Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

Firefighters made progress on the more than 10,000-acre Hughes Fire Friday, which sent thousands fleeing after sparking near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic a day earlier.

Coverage of when the Hughes fire exploded north of Castaic, the areas under evacuation orders and an extended red flag warning.

Some evacuation orders have been lifted as firefighters with air support slowed the spread of the Hughes Fire, but new blazes erupted in other parts of SoCal.

Meanwhile, as the sun began to set over Castaic Lake on Wednesday ... a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard. Forecasts show that gusts could reach up to 40 mph in the ...

The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with devastating fire damage.

Firefighters continue to make progress in containing the massive Hughes Fire that broke out Wednesday near Castaic Lake ... 5,000 acres burned. The National Weather Service extended a red flag ...

The Hughes Fire was first reported shortly after 10:30 a.m. along Lake Hughes Road, near Castaic Lake and the 5 Freeway, according to Cal Fire.

The fire threat remains critical in Southern California, where thousands of residents were under evacuation orders Wednesday as fire crews battled the out-of-control Hughes Fire near Castaic, a suburb in the foothills and mountains of northern Los Angeles County.

The Hughes Fire has spread over 5,054 acres after starting just before lunchtime in Los Angeles County's Castaic Lake area on Wednesday.

Firefighters continue to make progress in containing the massive Hughes Fire that broke out Wednesday near Castaic Lake ... 5,000 acres burned. The National Weather Service extended a red flag ...