Mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted for the Hurst Fire in the San Fernando Valley community of Sylmar as progress is made by firefighters, authorities said Thursday.

The Hurst Fire in Sylmar has prompted the evacuation of residents of the Oakridge Mobile Home Park. Michael, a longtime resident of the community, has packed up all of his belongings and is ready to leave but hasn’t yet,

Within 15 minutes on Tuesday night the blaze exploded to more than 100 acres, jumped the 210 Freeway and began to spread in the Angeles National Forest.

Firefighters say that the fire is moving with a "rapid rate of spread," prompting evacuation orders for 3,000 Sylmar residents.

The Hurst fire was reported shortly before 10:30 p.m. near Diamond Road, according to CalFire. It quickly burned 100 acres in the footprint of the Saddle Ridge Fire that burned 8,799 acres in October 2019, Watch Duty, which tracks firefighting efforts in realtime, said on its website.

Two more fires—the Hurst/Sylmar Fire and the Tamarack Fire — erupted on Tuesday evening in Los Angeles County, prompting evacuations and highway closures. Sylmar Fire After 10:30 p.m., officials issued mandatory evacuation orders for the Hurst Fire – also referred to as the Sylmar Fire.

The “Hurst Fire,” which ignited late Tuesday night in the Sylmar area, has rapidly spread across more than 500 acres, prompting evacuations and emergency responses.