On Thursday night, the Kenneth fire was being investigated as a possible arson, and a person of interest was detained, officials said. The fire grew quickly to engulf 960 acres near Victory Boulevard west of Gilmore Street and was headed south towards Hidden Hills, fire officials said early Thursday evening.

A fast-moving wildfire that broke out Thursday afternoon near West Hills, northwest of Los Angeles, on the border of L.A. and Ventura counties, has charred 960 acres and briefly forced mandatory evacuations.

Kenneth Fire initially started today at 3:34 p.m. in Los Angeles, Ventura County. It has burned 959.7 acres after being active for five hours. Currently, there is no information available on the containment of the fire. The Kenneth Fire is burning in West Hills in Los Angeles County and rapidly spreading.

Forward progress of the Kenneth fire in the West Hills area of Los Angeles and Ventura County was stopped overnight at 1,000 acres as fire crews achieved 35% containment, authorities said Friday morning, Jan. 10. All evacuation orders and warnings within Los Angeles were lifted by Thursday evening, officials said.

A 960-acre brush fire sparked in the West Hills area near the 101 Freeway Thursday afternoon. The Los Angeles Fire Department said that the fire was quickly burning toward the south, relatively close to homes before they were able to establish perimeter lines.

An arson suspect was arrested Thursday night near the Kenneth Fire area as fire crews continue battling flames burning near homes in Calabasas and West Hills. At around 4:30 p.m., Los Angeles police responded to reports of a man attempting to light a fire in the 21700 block of Ybarra Road in Woodland Hills. Residents […]

All mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted in the Kenneth Fire which burned through 1,000 acres in the West Hills area amid several other wildfires in other parts of Los Angeles County.