Firefighters were able to extinguish parts of California Powerhouse Fire allowing for many evacuated residents to return home, according to reports.
The wildfire is burning in the Palmdale area north of Los Angeles, growing to more than 32,00 acres as of late Monday, officials said. The blaze has destroyed six homes and threatened as many as 1,000, according to CNN.
"So far things look much better than they did yesterday," incident commander Norm Walker told reporters. "Last night, we increased the containment to 40%. We hope to bump that up considerably again tonight if conditions remain the same."
Reportedly, three people have been injured since the fire started last week. Containment of the fire is at 60 percent as of Tuesday according to Lisa Lugo of the Angeles National Forest.
Residents who evacuated from the communities of Lake Hughes and Lake Elizabeth were allowed to return home.
Authorities confirmed the California community of Antelope Acres still remains under a mandatory evacuation order. A shelter has opened for those in need of a place to stay.
"We're certainly not home free and we don't want to indicate that this fire is out or under control, but it's certainly looking a lot better than it did," Ed Gililland, fire information officer, told NBC News. "Every day is better."
The blaze is reportedly moving away from homes and is now concentrated in rugged terrain areas with little or no population, continuing to pose a problem for the firefighters.
According to multiple reports, helicopters were used to drop retardant and water along the perimeter of the wildfire. The humidity was also a helping factor to the more than 2,000 firefighters working on containment.
"We want to take advantage of the high humidity, get in there and do a direct attack and do all we can to get some of these hot spots put out so it doesn't spread anymore," Los Angeles County Fire Capt. Mike McCormick told CNN affiliate KABC.
The blaze is still ongoing with no estimate of containment.
