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Kenneth Fire being investigated as arson; 1 detained
A person of interest has been detained as Los Angeles officials investigated the Kenneth Fire in West Hills as possible arson.
LOS ANGELES - As firefighters are stretched thin battling several fires across Los Angeles County, a new fire sparked Thursday afternoon in West Hills.
The fire sparked around 2:30 p.m. near Victory Blvd. and County Oak Rd. in the West Hills/ Hidden Hills area.
As of 7 p.m. Thursday, the Kenneth fire burned nearly 960 acres, according to the Ventura County Fire Department. While the fire remains 0% contained, forward progress has been stopped.
It began in the city of LA and quickly spread to Ventura County.
According to LAPD, the fire is being investigated as arson and a person has been detained.
The police department released the following statement, "Today, at 4:32 p.m., a radio call was generated on the 21700 block of Ybarra Road for a possible arson suspect. A male was heard stating a suspect was "attempting to light a fire." The suspect is in custody and was transported to Topanga Station."
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Kenneth Fire being investigated as arson; 1 detained
A person of interest has been detained as Los Angeles officials investigated the Kenneth Fire in West Hills as possible arson.
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS
Shortly before 5:30 p.m., all mandatory orders were downgraded to an evacuation warning, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Those mandatory evacuation orders included Vanowen St. south to Burbank Blvd. County Lane Road east to E. Valley Circle Blvd.
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West Hills fire triggers mandatory evacuations
An evacuation warning has now been issued due to the Kennith Fire near West Hills, affecting the area bordered by Ingomar and Saticoy Streets south to Burbank Boulevard, from Valley Circle Boulevard east to Woodlake Avenue. A mandatory evacuation was announced earlier for Vanowen south to Burbank Boulevard, from County Lane Road east to Valley Circle Boulevard.
EVACUATION WARNINGS
The previous evacuation warnings were lifted around 5:30 p.m. Those included areas bordered by: Ingomar St. / Saticoy St. south to Burbank Blvd., and Valley Circle Blvd. east to Woodlake Ave.
Meanwhile in Ventura County, evacuation warnings were lifted at 7 p.m. for the Oak Park area near Kanan Road and Agoura Road, east of Kanan Road to Deer Hill and the Bell Canyon community.
Fire officials say the fire is now burning solely in Ventura County.
An interactive map can be viewed here.
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New fire erupts in West Hills
A roughly 20-acre brush fire is burning in the West Hills/Hidden Hills area, in the general area of the 101 Freeway and Valley Circle Boulevard.
Resources from the Palisades fire are being sent to West Hills.
CURFEW
Los Angeles County has issued a mandatory curfew for any evacuation order and evacuation order areas in the cities of Los Angeles, Malibu and Santa Monica and any unincorporated areas of the county from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily until the order is lifted.