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Hurst Fire
Hurst Fire, shortly after starting, from the Oakridge Manufactured Home Park.
Date(s)	January 7, 2025 – present
Location	Los Angeles County, California, United States
Coordinates	34°19′30″N 118°28′41″W / 34.325°N 118.478°W / 34.325; -118.478
Statistics
Status	Ongoing wildfire
Burned area	>500 acres (202 ha; 1 sq mi; 2 km)
Ignition
Cause	Unknown
Map
The general location of the Hurst Fire in Southern California

The Hurst Fire, also known as the Sylmar Fire, is an active wildfire burning in the Sylmar area of the city of Los Angeles in Southern California.

Progression

The fire started burning at 10:00 PM (PST), already spreading to 50 acres 10:10PM. As of 2 Am (PST) the fire is at 500 acres. The cause of the fire is under investigation. It is one of the fires being driven by an extremely powerful Santa Ana wind event, along with the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire. Mandatory evacuation orders have been sent out to the residents of Sylmar north of the 210 Freeway, including the Oakridge Manufactured Home Park and most of Rancho Cascades, as well as the Sunshine Canyon Landfill; warnings have also been sent out to residents in the Knollwood area of Granada Hills.

See also

• List of California wildfires

References

1. Tsui, Antoinette Radford, Jessie Yeung, Karina (January 8, 2025). "Live updates: Los Angeles wildfires race through Pacific Palisades and Eaton Canyon". CNN. Retrieved January 8, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. ^ "Hurst Fire". California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Archived from the original on January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
3. Rendon, Karla (January 7, 2025). "San Fernando Valley firefighters respond to brush fire in Sylmar". NBC Los Angeles. Retrieved January 8, 2025.

• 2025 California wildfires
• 2025 in Los Angeles
• January 2025 events in the United States