Bethany Fire near Burbank briefly forced evacuations, forward progress stopped

Bethany Fire near Burbank forces evacuations

The "Bethany Fire" Broke out above Burbank on Tuesday, forcing several evacuations.

LOS ANGELES - A fire broke out in the Burbank area, briefly threatening nearby buildings.

What we know:

The "Bethany Fire" broke out near the intersection of Bethany Road and Amherst Drive on Tuesday, June 10.

By 6 p.m., the Burbank Fire Department reported that the firefighters had stopped the fire's forward progress. According to Cal Fire, the Bethany Fire burned about eight acres.

Several areas near Burbank were evacuated because of the fire, but by 6 p.m., the department had lifted all evacuation orders.

What we don't know:

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.