A fast-moving brush fire broke out in Lancaster Saturday, burning at least 75 acres and prompting an evacuation warning.
The Calvin Fire was reported at 1:38 p.m. Saturday at North 55th Street West and West Avenue B-8, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
A second-alarm response was requested at 2 p.m. by the first-arriving firefighters, who estimated the fire’s size to be more than 50 acres. The number was updated to about 75 acres at 2:30 p.m.
An evacuation warning was issued for an area north of the General William J. Fox Airfield, at 4725 William J. Barnes Ave. and just south of the Kern County line.