West Hills Fire Map: See Kenneth Fire Perimeter, Evacuation Areas

LOS ANGELES — An explosive fire dubbed the Kenneth Fire erupted in the West Hills Thursday afternoon and quickly spread to 800 acres in less than two hours. The blaze is burning close enough to the deadly Palisades Fire that their evacuation zones overlapped.

The Kenneth Fire started around 3:15 p.m. and had reached 50 acres just minutes later, according to Cal Fire. By 4:45 p.m. it had exploded to 791 acres, according to KTLA.

The fire is burning near the West Hills neighborhood that is packed with homes in the San Fernando Valley.

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At least six people have died and several more have been injured because they were unable to evacuate in time as wildfires burn out of control across Los Angeles County this week. Authorities are urging people to heed evacuation warnings for their own lives and for first responders.

By late Thursday, the Kenneth Fire was 35 percent contained, and authorities canceled mandatory evacuation orders.

Click here for updated Kenneth Fire evacuations orders from CalFire. 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."

Patch Staffer Anna Schier contributed to this report.