[Source](https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-evacuation-orders-issued-as-new-fire-erupts-in-la-burns-1000-acres-in-first-hour) (This is a breaking story. Please refresh the page for updates.) As Los Angeles-area firefighters continue to battle blazes that have been burning for weeks, a new fire has started burning in the area of Castaic Lake, around 40 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. The Angeles National Forest announced at 1:47 pm Eastern that firefighters were responding to a brush fire located off Lake Hughes Rd. According to ABC 7, that fire quickly grew to over 1,000 acres around an hour after being reported. The fire has been dubbed the Hughes fire. Evacuation orders have been issued for the area of Castaic Lake. The boundaries of the evacuation order contain an estimated population of 3, LA County said. Evacuation warnings have been issued for nearby areas where thousands of people live.