SYLMAR (CNS) - All evacuation warnings were lifted in the Sylmar area once containment of the wind-driven Hurst Fire in the Sylmar area hit 89% as firefighters continue to work Sunday on clearing containment lines of cleared vegetation.
The Hurst Fire was reported around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 5900 block of Yarnell Street, near Foothill Boulevard, and within a half-hour had burned more than 100 acres, Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart said.
As of Sunday morning, the fire had burned 799 acres, and containment had grown from 76% to 89%, according to Cal Fire.
Evacuations were ordered for the area north of the Foothill (210) Freeway from Roxford Street to the Golden State (5) and Antelope Valley (14) Freeway split, but those orders were lifted Thursday.
All evacuation warnings were lifted Saturday.
The Foothill Freeway was temporarily closed between Roxford and the Golden State Freeway on Wednesday, but eastbound lanes and mainline westbound lanes were reopened Wednesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
No structural damage was reported.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded the state a Fire Management Assistance Grant to help fund the fight against the Hurst Fire, as it also did for the Palisades and Eaton fires, according to the governor's office.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's office reports that 16 have died as a result from the fires and 16 remain missing. No juveniles have been reported among the missing, according to the LASD Sheriff Robert Luna.
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