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.

As of 10:00 p.m. PT on Wednesday, the Hughes fire covered 10,176 acres, but had been 14% contained. UPDATE 5:30 p.m.: With the Palisades and Eaton fires still not fully contained, a new Southern California blaze sparked up Wednesday north of Santa Clarita,

The Hughes Fire forced evacuations in Santa Clarita, California. At least 31,000 residents were ordered to evacuate as the blaze grew to over 10,000 acres on Wednesday,2. Footage captured by Liana Herrera shows a cloud of smoke rising from the flames.