Kenneth Fire initially started today at 3:34 p.m. in Los Angeles, Ventura County. It has burned 959.7 acres after being active for five hours. Currently, there is no information available on the containment of the fire. The Kenneth Fire is burning in West Hills in Los Angeles County and rapidly spreading.

The Kenneth Fire broke out at about 2:40 p.m. along the western edge of the San Fernando Valley, growing to 960 acres as of Thursday evening, prompting mandatory evacuations. "We’re expecting this fire to rapidly spread due to high winds," said L.A. Mayor Karen Bass during a Thursday news conference.

On Thursday night, the Kenneth fire was being investigated as a possible arson, and a person of interest was detained, officials said. The fire grew quickly to engulf 960 acres near Victory Boulevard west of Gilmore Street and was headed south towards Hidden Hills,

As firefighters are stretched thin battling several fires across Los Angeles County, a new fire sparked Thursday afternoon in West Hills.