A downed power line owned by public utility company Edison International may have caused the Hurst Fire, company officials said in a press release Sunday. The damaged line was found in the area ...

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 ...

The Hurst Fire has set 505 acres ablaze near San Fernando, California in the Sylmar neighborhood, according to Cal Fire. It is 0% contained.

A preliminary SCE investigation revealed that a circuit in the Eagle Rock/Sylmar area experienced a relay, or a glitch in the power at 10:11 p.m., just before the Hurst fire was reported.

Late Tuesday night, a wildfire in Sylmar quickly threatened homes and closed the 210 freeway. The Hurst fire was reported shortly before 10:30 p.m. near Diamond Road, according to CalFire.

According to the Hurst Fire Department, units responded to a smoke investigation at the Parkside Apartments located at 555 Precinct Line Road at approximately 12:40 a.m.