A brush fire in the high desert burned at least 20 acres Tuesday and was threatening structures in the Littlerock area southeast of Palmdale.

The Haskett Fire was reported at 11:54 a.m. Tuesday in the area of Cheseboro and Mt. Emma roads, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, which dispatched a full brush response and water-dropping helicopters to battle the blaze.

Crews arrived on the scene at 12:07 p.m. The fire was burning in an easterly direction amid medium to heave brush, an LACoFD official told City News Service.

No injuries were immediately reported.

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