Granada Hills Archer Fire: Forward Progress Stopped, Evacuation Lifted

GRANADA HILLS, CA — A small brush fire is burning in Granada Hills, and firefighters are on the scene.

The blaze, dubbed the Archer Fire, broke out just before 10:30 a.m. in the 17200 block of West Sesnon Boulevard in the Granada Hills/Porter Ranch area near O'Melveny Park. It quickly grew to 31 acres, burning in medium brush under erratic winds, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart.

An immediate mandatory evacuation was issued but then quickly downgraded to a warning and the LAFD has lifted the earlier evacuation warning, said Stewart. The order was issued for residents at Balboa Boulevard and Interstate 5 on the east, Tampa Avenue on the west, Sesnon on the south and Sunshine Canyon Road on the north.

The fire has grown to 31 acres, but crews on the scene report forward progress has been stopped.

Stewart, said the Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters on the ground and in the air were able to tackle the Archer Fire quickly

Granada Hills Fire Map: See Archer Fire Perimeter, Evacuations Zone

Crews set up structure protection units as the flames near some homes.

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