Due to the Saddleridge Fire caused Thursday night, it forced thousands of residents to evacuate their homes and schools in the area to close down.
Here are the following areas that are under mandatory evacuation:
-Porter Ranch ( North of the 118 Freeway) from Reseda to De Soto
-Oakridge Estates community north of the 210 Freeway
-West of Balboa, North of Sesnon to the Ventura County Border with DeSoto as the Western Border
For a full map, click here.
If you are required to go to an evacuation center, residents and small pets are set up at the Sylmar Recreation Center and larger animals can be taken to Hansen Dam.
There are also a lot of road closures. If you are traveling, you might want to keep this in mind.
-I-5 is shut down in both directions between I-210 and Calgrove in Santa Clarita
-210 freeway in both directions between the 5 and 118 freeways
-SR 14 Southbound shutdown through Newhall Pass and I-405 Northbound closed at SR 118.
For a list of school closures, click here.
If you are in the area, please stay safe.