A rapidly spreading blaze in California is impacting communities in the Los Angeles area as thousands have been placed under evacuation orders, officials said.

The warnings were lifted as of 7 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Evacuation orders in the county had been downgraded to warnings on Friday. Evacuation warnings in Ventura County have also been lifted, according to the Ventura County Fire Department.

So far, the Canyon Fire burning in Ventura and Los Angeles counties in California has grown to just under 5,000 acres in a matter of hours. On Thursday, the fire had burned 1,500 acres.