Sylmar Fire Map: See Hurst Fire Perimeter, Evacuation Areas

As of 8 a.m. Wednesday, Cal Fire reported the fire was 505 acres and was 0% contained. Patch will update this story as more details become available.

SYLMAR, CA — A brush fire broke out in the Sylmar area Tuesday night, scorching 500 acres in a few hours and forcing mandatory evacuation orders north of the Foothill (210) Freeway.

The blaze, dubbed the Hurst Fire, broke out just after 10 p.m. at 15986 Yarnell Street, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

EVACUATION ORDER:

Immediate evacuation orders are in place for north of the Foothill (210) Freeway from Roxford Street to the Golden State (5) and Antelope Valley (14) Freeway split, according to an LAFD spokesperson. By midnight the evacuation order had expanded to include the 5 Freeway to Woodley/Balboa to Lahey Street to Zelzah Avenue.

CBS 2 reported CAL Fire has expanded the mandatory evacuation area to west of the Golden State Freeway.

The Foothill Freeway in Sylmar was closed in both directions and the connector to the southbound Golden State Freeway was also closed as of 2 a.m.

Anyone in an evacuation warning area is advised to prepare to evacuate, according to the fire department.

"Back the car into the driveway, open garage doors, collected pets into one room so they are easier to gather, and put your “go bag” and other things you want to take with you in the car," the Los Angeles Fire Department warned. "If you are in the evacuation warning area and will need additional time to evacuate, leave now. If you see sparks or embers in your neighborhood or feel threatened by the fire, leave now."

It is one of three major wildfires burning in Los Angeles County amid one of the worst Santa Ana windstorms in more than a decade.

Click here for updated Hurst Fire evacuations orders from the Los Angeles Fire Department.

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City News Service contributed to this report.