Los Angeles fire: Hundreds ordered to evacuate as fire engulfs 2,000 acres
Authorities ordered a mandatory evacuation on Friday in the Burbank area as the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) tackled a raging wildfire near La Tuna Canyon, Newsweek reported.
The fire was first reported around 1.30 p.m. Friday and initially affected about one acre. Within eight hours, it had spread to encompass 2,000 acres in the La Tuna Canyon Park area of the Verdugo Mountains, fanned by strong erratic winds pushing it in four different directions, the LAFD said in a statement.
Around 260 firefighters have been working through the night to put out the fire while helicopters performed water drops. As of Friday night, only 10 percent of the fire had been contained, LAFD spokeswoman Martha Stewart said, quoted by CNN.