Forward progress has been stopped Thursday on a wildfire burning in Acton that has led to evacuation orders, the fire chief for Los Angeles County said.

Firefighters responded to the Lidia fire around 1 p.m. to the 5700 block of Soledad Canyon Road, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. By 4:11 p.m., the fire had grown to 80 acres. Officials earlier estimated the fire was burning between five and seven acres around 2 p.m.

By Thursday noon, the fire crew effectively contained 60% of this fire. The cause of it remains under investigation. The Lidia Fire was reported on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at approximately 1:08 p.

A new brush fire erupted Wednesday, triggering evacuations in the Acton area. The Lidia Fire has spread quickly into the Angeles National Forest.