LLANO (CNS) – Crews were holding the lines Monday around a brush fire in the Antelope Valley that temporarily prompted evacuation orders as it scorched 2,690 acres in the high desert.
The fire, last reported to be 31% contained, Sun was reported at about 12:50 p.m. Friday near Jesus Canyon Road and East Avenue Z in the Llano area, near the Los Angeles-San Bernardino County line west of Piñon Hills.
Crews will be working amid an excessive heat warning issued Monday morning. The National Weather Service warned of temperatures topping 110 degrees in the area. Winds, meanwhile, were 5 to 7 mph and not expected to increase much beyond that, forecaster said.
Forward progress was stopped at 2,690 acres Sunday as containment grew to 31% and the lone evacuation order was lifted, and firefighters expected to keep the fire from spreading further despite continuing windy conditions.
“Crews continue to mop up hot spots and build containment lines,” Los Angeles County Fire Department officials said Sunday evening.
Winds were expected to remain active into Monday but fire growth was not expected, officials said. Smoke and flare-ups were expected well within the areas that have already burned.
An evacuation order was issued for the area of East Avenue Z and Fort Tejon Road, while evacuation warnings were established in other nearby areas, as the fire burned into the Angeles National Forest and advanced toward San Bernardino County.
On Monday, evacuation warnings remained in place for two zones between Angeles Crest Highway and state Route 138 on the eastern edge of Los Angeles County, west of Piñon Hills.
Officials also announced that drones were prohibited over the area while crews were actively working the fire.
“Thre is expected to be smoke and even some flare-ups (like individual trees catching fire), but this all well inside the areas that have already burned,” according to the a unified command dispatch.
As of Sunday evening, the fire had damaged three residences and destroyed one, as well as damaging two minor structures and destroying one, officials said. One firefighter injury has also been reported, but details about the seriousness of the injury were not immediately available.
The firefighting effort was being handled under the unified command of the LACoFD, the U.S. Forest Service, San Bernardino County Fire, Cal Fire, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
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