CNN’s Veronica Miracle is on scene as a new fire has broken out near the town of Castaic, a suburb in the foothills and mountains of northern Los Angeles County.

Evacuations were ordered on Wednesday for remote communities near a new wind-driven wildfire in mountains north of Los Angeles, as Southern California endured more dangerous winds ahead of possible rain over the weekend.

Fire crews are battling a swiftly growing blaze dubbed the Hughes Fire burning near Interstate 5 in Castaic, in the northern part of Los Angeles County.

Officials issued evacuation orders in and around the Lake Castaic area, predominantly covering state park land. Evacuation warnings – signifying a potential threat to life and property – border the city of Santa Clarita,

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A fast-moving wildfire exploded to more than 5,000 acres near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic Wednesday morning, prompting mandatory evacuation orders and road closures, authorities said.

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Parched Southern California could get some badly needed rain this weekend to dampen the prospects of another round of killer wildfires.