A brush fire in Acton that scorched an estimated 345 acres, prompting evacuation orders and warnings, was 25% contained Saturday.
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. it 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 evacuation orders and warnings were issued in the area, but it was unclear how many people were affected.
The mandatory evacuation area was generally south of the Antelope Valley (14) Freeway, stretching from Acton west toward Agua Dulce.
An evacuation order downgraded to an evacuation warning at 6 p.m. Friday was canceled sometime Saturday morning, according to an LACFD public information officer.
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.