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SYLMAR (CNS) - Mandatory evacuations were lifted in the area impacted by the wind-driven Hurst Fire burning Friday in the Sylmar area as containment increased to 37%.
The Hurst Fire was reported around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 5900 block of Yarnell Street, near Foothill Boulevard, and within a half-hour had burned more than 100 acres, Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart said.
As of Thursday afternoon, the fire was mapped at 671 acres with 10% containment, according to Cal Fire. It grew to 771 acres by 9:10 p.m. with 37% containment.
Evacuations were ordered for the area north of the Foothill (210) Freeway from Roxford Street to the Golden State (5) and Antelope Valley (14) Freeway split, but those orders were lifted on Thursday.
According to the LAFD, an evacuation warning remained in place for an area west of Interstate 5, Sunshine Canyon Landfill, Oak Tree Gun Club, north of Orcutt Lease Trail Road, south of East Canyon Mountainway, the Golden State Freeway east of East Canyon Mountainway, Sunshine Canyon Mountainway and west of Ridge Fire Road.
The Foothill Freeway was temporarily closed between Roxford and the Golden State Freeway on Wednesday, but eastbound lanes and mainline westbound lanes were reopened Wednesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Evacuation centers were set up in Pacoima, Northridge and Panorama City. They are at the Ritchie Valens Recreation Center, 10736 Laurel Canyon Blvd. in Pacoima; Northridge Park, 10120 Reseda Blvd. in Northridge; and Sepulveda Recreation Center, 8825 Kester Ave. in Panorama City.
For the evacuation of large animals, the Los Angeles Equestrian Center at 480 Riverside Drive in Burbank is available, according to the LAFD.
The Governor's Office of Emergency Service estimated that more than 44,000 people in the area had been under evacuation orders, with 40,000 structures threatened.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded the state a Fire Management Assistance Grant to help fund the fight against the Hurst Fire, as it also did for the Palisades and Eaton fires, according to the governor's office.