Amid high heat and gusting winds, a brush fire raced across nearly 300 acres of brush Friday in Palmdale, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or structural damage.
The Deer Fire was reported around 2:30 p.m. in the area of North 35th Street and Avenue Q, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Initially reported at about 10 acres, the flames advanced quickly through the grass and had grown to around 100 acres by 3 p.m. Less than an hour later, it was estimated at 300 acres.
The fire went to a second alarm as incident commanders requested additional resources to the scene.
Crews on the scene reported shortly before 4 p.m. that good progress was being made on slowing the advance of the flames. Updated mapping late Friday afternoon put the fire’s size at 272 acres.
The National Weather Service reported that the temperature in Palmdale was roughly 102 degrees at the height of the blaze, and winds near the fire were blowing at 24 mph, gusting to 36 mph.