Almost 200 firefighters were battling a 125-acre brush fire in the Santa Clarita area off the 14 Freeway on Friday afternoon.
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Officials said 200 firefighters were battling the flames from the air as well as on the ground. Huge plumes of smoke were visible throughout the Los Angeles region. The blaze started around 2:38 p.m.at about five acres, then grew quickly in size as it burned uphill, according to authorities. Evacuation orders were in effect for homes in the Soledad Canyon along the 14 Freeway to Agua Dulce Canyon Road.
The three-alarm Sand Fire has drawn the attention of nine engines, 10 crews, three choppers, a pair of fix wings and two bulldozers, Lozano said, adding that the wind and heat remain the biggest concerns of the firefighters.
The fire was zero percent contained as of about 3:30 p.m. Temperatures in the area are in the triple digits.
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The high in the area was 111 degrees, with a west-southwest wind of 15 miles per hour with gusts of up to 25 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service forecast.
