The Hughes Fire has burned 10,176 acres and is at 14% containment as of Thursday morning, according to a Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesperson.   The fast-moving brush fire near Castaic Lake burned thousands of acres in just a matter of hours on Wednesday and forced over 30,000 evacuations from nearby areas.   In a Thursday morning update, the fire was confirmed to have burned over 10,000 acres with 14% containment as of 10 p.m. Wednesday night, said Fred Fielding, public information officer with the L.A. County Fire Department.   A Fire Department aircraft flew over the impacted burn area to obtain updated acreage, but officials are still compiling that information, added Fielding.   The fire burned through areas of the northeast side of Castaic Lake, initiating evacuation orders and warnings that still remain in place as of Thursday, although some mandatory evacuations have been downgraded to evacuation warnings. For updates on evacuation orders, visit bit.ly/3E78Ngj.  Overnight, water-dropping helicopters continued to battle the fire after fixed-wing aircraft operations were suspended due to darkness. By approximately 2:15 a.m. Thursday, the helicopters were released because the flames had diminished to the extent that no additional drops were needed at that time.  Air operations resumed Thursday morning, however, as winds picked up and some new fire activity was reported within the burn area.  A total of 4,000 firefighting personnel with the Los Angeles County Fire Department and Angeles National Forest are battling the blaze.   No structures are currently threatened and none have been impacted as of Thursday morning, and no injuries have been reported, Fielding added.  The post Hughes Fire burns 10,176 acres, 14% contained  appeared first on Santa Clarita Valley Signal.