Containment of the wind-driven Hurst Fire in the Sylmar area nearly doubled Friday, reaching 70%.
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. The containment figure was updated Friday to reach 70%.
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.
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.
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.