A brush fire erupted in Granada Hills Friday prompting evacuation orders that were later downgraded to warnings amid what fire officials described as “erratic winds.” The Archer Fire was reported shortly before 10:30 a.

The Archer Fire erupted in Granada Hills, Los Angeles, consuming over 31 acres before containment. Initially prompting evacuation warnings at 17278 W Sesnon Blvd, the Los Angeles Fire Department later downgraded the order as conditions improved,

The Archer fire broke out just after 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 10, near the 17000 block of Senson Boulevard in Granada Hills. The brush fire has burned one acre and is several miles west of the Hurst fire, which began Tuesday, Jan. 7, and has burned 771 acres in the Sylmar area.

Los Angeles firefighters, aided by multiple water-dropping helicopters, were able to bring the Archer Fire in Granada Hills under control Friday hours after it started about 10:25 a.m.

PST An evacuation order for the Archer Fire was downgraded to an evacuation warning, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department, with Cal Fire reporting the blaze was no longer spreading as of Friday afternoon.

The Archer Fire, which broke out in Granada Hills amid several other wildfires in Los Angeles County, has led to mandatory evacuations as firefighters work to stop the spreading flames.

Mandatory evacuation orders have been announced for the Archer Fire in Granada Hills Friday, which sparked as deadly, massive wildfires continue burning in other parts of Los Angeles County.