Brush fire in Antelope Valley contained
July 11, 2009 | 3:02
pm
A 30-acre brush fire briefly threatened homes this afternoon in the Antelope Valley, but firefighters were able to quickly contain the fast-moving blaze.
The fire broke out in an unincorporated neighborhood north of Lancaster about 1:30 p.m. in desert terrain and was knocked down about an hour later, said Brendon Peart, a Los Angeles County Fire Department dispatcher.
Some homes were evacuated, and about 100 firefighters were on scene. No injuries were reported.
Lancaster is about 70 miles north of Los Angeles.
-- Victoria Kim
