Mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted for the Archer Fire in Granada Hills Friday, which sparked as deadly, massive wildfires continue burning in other parts of Los Angeles County.
The brush fire started amid what Los Angeles Fire Department officials described as “erratic winds” in an alert released at 10:25 a.m. LAFD said the blaze erupted near 17278 W. Sesnon Blvd. and burned through two to three acres before quickly growing.
Firefighters managed to stop forward progress of the flames after the Archer Fire reached 19 acres, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire.
While mandatory evacuations were issued earlier, they were later lifted and warnings were also canceled later in the day.
An alert released earlier by city officials told those living in the evacuation zone to leave the area “immediately.”
When the fire first started, aerial footage showed flames tearing through some brush near a neighborhood of homes, with lines of firefighters on the ground while others made water drops from the air.
This week, local authorities said firefighting resources are strained due to several blazes burning at the same time, including the Palisades and Eaton fires which have destroyed more than 10,000 structures and killed at least 11 people.
