A brush fire broke out Friday near the Los Angeles County-Kern County border and burned 2,000 acres before crews stopped its progress, with containment reaching 31%.
The Macy Fire was reported at about 2:45 p.m. Friday near Highway 138 and North 110th Street West in the unincorporated community of Fairmont with flames initially burning about 100 acres of brush, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
The blaze grew to about 660 acres by 3:35 p.m. and was upgraded to a third alarm fire. It then grew to 1,100 acres as it moved north toward Kern County.
By 5 p.m., firefighters reported that the blaze had crossed into Kern County, growing to 1,400 acres.
The fire increased to 1,600 acres as of 6:25 p.m., with evacuation warnings in place for affected areas along with order to shelter in place, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
A stretch of Highway 138 was closed in the area.
The fire’s progress was stopped at 7:09 p.m., the Los Angeles County Fire Department reported.