A brush fire in Acton that scorched an estimated 345 acres of terrain, prompting evacuation orders and warnings, was 74% contained on Saturday, fire officials announced.
The Crown Fire was reported at 11:23 a.m. Friday near North Crown Valley and Soledad Canyon roads in the remote community near the Antelope Valley, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Firefighters arrived to a second-alarm fire that had burned 80 acres at a “moderate rate of spread,” the department reported.
Initially, crews said the fire had the potential to grow to as many as 300 acres, and by 1:30 p.m. had burned nearly that many and had the potential to burn another 300 acres, according to the county fire department.
Some structures were threatened by the flames, and evacuations were ordered and warnings issued in the area, but it was unclear how many people were affected. No injuries or property damage were reported as of Saturday morning.
The National Weather Service reported northeast winds of about 18 mph were blowing in Acton when the fire erupted, with temperatures around 65 degrees and 15% humidity.
The mandatory evacuation area was generally south of the 14 Freeway, stretching from Acton west toward Agua Dulce. Evacuation warnings were issued in other areas both north and south of the freeway. The evacuation order was downgraded to an evacuation warning at 6 p.m. Friday, authorities said.
Evacuation details can be found at protect.genasys.com.
Wind-driven Crown fire burns 345 acres in Acton; forward progress of it is stopped
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