The Macy fire in the Antelope Valley has burned around 1,600 acres as of Friday evening, authorities said, forcing evacuation orders and warnings in some areas.
The fire was reported at about 2:35 p.m. near Highway 138 and North 110th Street West, with flames initially burning about 100 acres of brush, according to Fire Capt. Aaron Katon with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
The rapidly moving flames had increased to about 660 acres by 3:35 p.m., with fire crews upgrading the fire to a third alarm. The blaze then ballooned to 1,100 acres as it moved north toward Kern County.
By 5 p.m., fire crews reported that the blaze had crossed into Kern County.
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No injuries or structural damages have been reported, but “pretty decent winds (are) driving the fire,” Katon said.
The fire was at zero containment as of shortly before 7 p.m. on Friday. Containment is the perimeter beyond which a wildfire is not expected to spread.
The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
City News Service contributed to this report.