Hughes fire in Los Angeles prompts mandatory evacuations after it quickly erupts from 500 to 3,400 acres
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Firefighters in Southern California rushed to respond to a rapidly-burning blaze early Wednesday afternoon.
The Hughes Fire grew quickly near Castaic Lake, ballooning to more than 3,400 acres.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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