Fast moving, wind-driven Hurst fire forces evacuations in Sylmar

A fast moving wind-driven wildfire burned more than 100 acres late Tuesday night in Sylmar, forcing emergency evacuations in some neighborhoods.

The Hurst fire was reported shortly before 10:30 p.m. near Diamond Road, according to Cal Fire.

Within 15 minutes the blaze exploded to more than 100 acres, jumped the 210 Freeway and began to spread in the Angeles National Forest along the footprint of the Saddle Ridge Fire that burned 8,799 acres in October 2019, Watch Duty, which tracks firefighting efforts in real time...