RELATED STORY: Hundreds of firefighters battling Portola fire threatening homes near Benedict Canyon in LA The fire was first reported just after 2 p.m. in the 9800 block of West Portola Drive.

Liberty Utilities had announced that its provider, NV Energy, would turn off power to Portola customers at 1 p.m. because of the fire, but it later said that decision had been reversed.

The blaze, dubbed the Portola fire, had charred 35 to 40 acres in the Beverly Crest and Benedict Canyon areas as of Wednesday, said Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. Erik Scott.

The Bond Fire, a vegetation blaze sparked by a house fire in Silverado Canyon, Orange County, has burned over 3,600 acres, with zero percent contained, as of Thursday, according to the Orange ...

Bond Fire: Map shows evacuation areas as 6,400-acre blaze burns uncontrolled in OC's Silverado Canyon. ... Foothill Ranch and Portola Hills west of El Toro and north of the 241 Toll Road.