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Kenneth fire: Evacuation orders, shelters

Smoke rises from a hillside fire
The Kenneth fire burns in the Upper Las Virgenes Open Space Preserve in West Hills on Thursday.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

The Kenneth fire has burned 960 acres in the west San Fernando Valley near Hidden Hills, Woodland Hills and West Hills.

It was burning near a trailhead at Victory Boulevard near the border of L.A. and Ventura counties. The area is near the Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve.

Coverage of the fires ravaging Altadena, Malibu, Pacific Palisades and Pasadena, including stories about the devastation, issues firefighters faced and the weather.

Evacuations

  • Evacuation orders in the area west of Valley Circle Boulevard and north of Burbank Boulevard were downgraded to warnings Thursday night.
  • And evacuation warnings were canceled for the area between Valley Circle and Woodlake Avenue and in the Oak Park area near Kanan Road and Agoura Road, east of Kanan Road to Deer Hill.
  • Two evacuation centers were open Thursday, at Winnetka Recreation Center, 8401 Winnetka Ave., and ONE Generation, 18255 Victory Blvd. in Reseda.
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