The freeway was shut down just after 2 p,m.. Original story below. ***** Interstate 5 was closed in both directions from the Grapevine to Castaic as the Hughes Fire burned Wednesday afternoon.

The Hughes Fire started just before 11 a.m. local time Jan. 22 and quickly spread to more than 5,054 acres, ... All northbound lanes of Interstate 5 were closed at about 2 p.m. Pacific time, ...

The fast-moving Hughes fire has spread to over 10,000 acres in less than two days, with firefighters saying it is just 14% contained on Thursday.

Traffic was briefly halted on Interstate 5 early Thursday as flames from a vehicle fire in the southbound lanes just south of Grapevine Road spread to a nearby hillside.

The southbound side of Interstate 5 through the Grapevine was briefly closed Monday afternoon as crews battled a small brushfire. Kern County Fire Department crews stopped the forward spread of ...

A fire that broke out on the west side of Interstate 5 in the Grapevine has triggered evacuation warnings in Kern County. The Fort fire began just before 11:30 p.m. Wednesday in Lebec and had ...

Kern County firefighters are battling a wildfire burning along Interstate 5 in the Grapevine. The Fort Fire ignited at about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Lebec area near I-5 and Fort Tejon Road. It ...

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A portion of Interstate 5 was shut down near Coalinga after a fatal car crash led to a grass fire on Thursday night. The Coal Fire broke out following a three-car ...

The southbound side of Interstate 5 through the Grapevine was briefly closed Monday afternoon as crews battled a small brushfire. Kern County Fire Department crews stopped the forward spread of ...