California lawmakers approve LA fires relief package – NBC Los Angeles

What to Know

• The Hughes Fire sparked in the Castaic area Wednesday morning and grew to about 10,000 acres in northern LA County.
• A red flag warning was in effect Thursday and into Friday for parts of Los Angeles County, indicating high fire danger.
• Castaic Union School District announced it would reopen its schools Friday
• About 31,000 people were under evacuation orders with another 21,000 under evacuation warnings in the Hughes Fire.
• The Palisades Fire on the LA County coast was 72% contained at 23,400 acres. The Eaton Fire in the Altadena area was 95% contained at 14,000 acres.
• Twenty-eight deaths were reported in the Eaton and Palisades fires.
• Lawmakers approved a $2.5 billion fire relief package with bipartisan support.