The Hurst Fire in Sylmar "has rapidly expanded" to 850 acres Wednesday evening, forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000 residents, Los Angeles Fire Department officials said.  The blaze was first reported at around 10:10 p.

Within 15 minutes the blaze exploded to more than 100 acres, jumped the freeway and began to spread in the Angeles National Forest.

The Hurst Fire in Sylmar has prompted the evacuation of residents of the Oakridge Mobile Home Park. Michael, a longtime resident of the community, has packed up all of his belongings and is ready to leave but hasn’t yet,

A wind-driven fire in the Sylmar area rapidly expanded to 700 acres Wednesday with no reported containment. The Hurst Fire — one of four major fires burning in the Southland amid fierce Santa Ana winds — was reported around 10:30 p.

The Hurst fire was reported shortly before 10:30 p.m. near Diamond Road, according to CalFire. It quickly burned 100 acres in the footprint of the Saddle Ridge Fire that burned 8,799 acres in October 2019, Watch Duty, which tracks firefighting efforts in realtime, said on its website.

The “Hurst Fire,” which ignited late Tuesday night in the Sylmar area, has rapidly spread across more than 500 acres, prompting evacuations and emergency responses.