Castaic Home Destroyed by Powerful ‘Route Fire’

Castaic, Los Angeles County, CA: At least one home was lost to the 5,208-acre Route Fire in Castaic, fire officials confirmed at a press conference Thursday morning, Sept.1.

The blaze charred a mobile home on the 34900 block of Ridge Route Road between Castaic Lake and southbound lanes of Interstate 5.

The fast-moving blaze pulverized 8.2 square miles of land after initially starting shortly after noon Wednesday along northbound lanes of Interstate 5, just north of Lake Hughes Road.

Homes in the area were evacuated after the fire jumped twice over Interstate 5 before overtaking Ridge Route Road and traveling east toward Castaic Lake.

The home burned on Ridge Route Road was in the fire’s path. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, according to Los Angeles County fire officials.

Video: Austin Dave, Photojournalist / KNN