Evacuations ordered as new wildfire threatens homes north of Los Angeles

Evacuations ordered as new wildfire threatens homes north of Los Angeles
Plumes of smoke caused by the Hughes Fire rise over Lake Castaic in California (Ethan Swope/AP)

Evacuations were ordered for remote communities near a new fast-moving wildfire in mountains north of Los Angeles.

It comes as Southern California endured another round of dangerous winds ahead of possible rain over the weekend.

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