Passenger plane captures aerial view of Hughes Fire near Los Angeles

Video captured from an airplane shows the smoke and flames from the Hughes Fire near Los Angeles, California.

The Hughes Fire, about 50 miles (80 km) north of Los Angeles, broke out on Wednesday (Jan 22) and has burned more than 10,000 acres.

As of Thursday evening, the blaze was 36% contained, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire).

Sarah Davis, 35, who captured the video on Thursday (Jan 23), said : "I have seen many fast moving fires but this one surprised me.

"The flames were high enough that I could see them rippling at 10,000 feet above the ground."