Crews battle 200-acre brush fire near Palmdale
Firefighters were battling a brush fire Tuesday night that had scorched about 200 acres in the Palmdale area, officials said.
The blaze broke out about 9:15 p.m. near Magnolia Lane and Boxwood Place and quickly spread from about 20 acres as it was pushed by 10- to 15-mph winds, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. No structures were immediately threatened.
Fire engines, camp crews and water-dropping helicopters were responding to battle the blaze.
No other details were immediately available.
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Photo: Fire burning in the hills near Palmdale. Credit: KTLA-TV (Channel 5)
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