Mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted for the Hurst Fire in the San Fernando Valley community of Sylmar as progress is made by firefighters, authorities said Thursday.

Within 15 minutes on Tuesday night the blaze exploded to more than 100 acres, jumped the 210 Freeway and began to spread in the Angeles National Forest.

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., officials issued mandatory evacuation orders for the Hurst Fire – also referred to as the Sylmar Fire.

"Firefighters held the containment within a pinned containment area and are successful, and we have established a perimeter," LAFD Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said.