A fire has broken out at the Los Angeles-Ventura County border and was threatening numerous hillside homes.
The Kenneth fire was reported in an area near the border of Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Flames ignited adjacent to a trailhead near Victory Boulevard.
The fire has consumed 50 acres of brush and was burning south, officials said.
The fire was burning through open space and threatening homes in the Malibu Canyon area north of the 101 Freeway near Calabasas.
Firefighters were on scene, and water drops were being made by air.
The LAFD has issued an mandatory evacuation for areas around Vanowen Street south to Burbank Boulevard and County Lane Road east to Valley Circle Boulevard. A warning of evacuation was issued in the area between Valley Circle and Woodlake Avenue.
An evacuation warning has been issued to some residents of the Oak Park community in Ventura County, in the area near Kanan Road and Agoura Road, east of Kanan Road to Deer Hill.