Two more fires—the Sylmar Fire and the Tamarack Fire — erupted on Tuesday evening in Los Angeles County, prompting evacuations and highway closures.
After 10:30 p.m., officials issued mandatory evacuation orders for the Sylmar Fire – also referred to as the Hurst Fire.
Early estimates suggested the fire was 100 acres, though just before midnight the fire had purportedly grown to some 600 acres. The Los Angeles Fire Department issued evacuations for the following areas:
- Mandatory evacuation for North of 210 Freeway from Roxford to the Interstate 5 / 14 Freeway split
- Evacuation Warning (in yellow on map):
- 5 Freeway to Woodley/Balboa to Lahey Street to Zelzah Ave
The flames reportedly first broke out around 10:10 p.m. just north of the 210 Freeway, near the 5 / 14 split.
L.A. City Emergency Alerts posted the evacuations on X, adding that “Those not in the evacuation area should shelter in place.”
Caltrans also announced on X that all lanes of the Westbound I-210 were closed at 11:38 p.m. with all traffic being diverted off at Roxford Street.
“Also, Southbound I-5 connector to eastbound I-210 is closed,” Caltrans said. “Expect more closures soon in this vicinity.”
For an interactive map of the evacuation zones for the Sylmar Fire from LAFD, click here.
The National Weather Service reported that the conditions for the Sylmar Fire included 20-25% humidity and north-northeast wind gusting 35 to 50 mph.
“50 to 70 mph along the ridgetops just north of the fire,” the weather service added.
In addition, a separate brush fire broke out in the Sun Valley area along the 5 Freeway near Lankershim Boulevard.
Referred to as the Tamarack Fire, the California Highway Patrol incident report log shows officials shut down the 5 Freeway as crews moved in to work on the flames.
As of 11:30 p.m., no acreage or evacuations have been reported for the Tamarack Fire.
This is a developing story, more updates will be provided as information becomes available.
