section_path: Wildfires/Hurst Fire
section_name: Hurst Fire
paragraph_text: Hurst Fire
  
  The Hurst Fire started at around 10:10 p.m. PST on January 7 and spread to 50 acres (20 ha) within 10 minutes, growing to 100 acres (40 ha) in its first 30 minutes. It instituted immediate evacuation orders for all areas north of the Foothill Freeway between Roxford Street and the Golden State Freeway – Antelope Valley Freeway split. By 1:00 a.m. January 8, the fire was estimated to have spread to about 300 acres (120 ha), and by 1:49 a.m., the fire had spread to about 500 acres (200 ha), largely within the footprint of the 2019 Saddleridge Fire. The fire was fully contained on January 16 after burning 799 acres (323 ha; 3.23 km 2; 1.248 sq mi). More than 44,000 people were given evacuation orders, with a further 27,000 receiving evacuation warnings.
  
  The Hurst Fire started at around 10:10 p.m. PST on January 7 and spread to 50 acres (20 ha) within 10 minutes, growing to 100 acres (40 ha) in its first 30 minutes. It instituted immediate evacuation orders for all areas north of the Foothill Freeway between Roxford Street and the Golden State Freeway – Antelope Valley Freeway split. By 1:00 a.m. January 8, the fire was estimated to have spread to about 300 acres (120 ha), and by 1:49 a.m., the fire had spread to about 500 acres (200 ha), largely within the footprint of the 2019 Saddleridge Fire. The fire was fully contained on January 16 after burning 799 acres (323 ha; 3.23 km 2; 1.248 sq mi). More than 44,000 people were given evacuation orders, with a further 27,000 receiving evacuation warnings.