Fast-moving Bike fire in Santa Clarita prompts evacuations - BERITAJA

A fast-moving wildfire burning adjacent homes successful the outskirts of Santa Clarita prompted removal orders Sunday day arsenic some L.A. County Fire and Angeles National Forest crews responded to the blaze.

By 1:20 p.m., fume was visible successful the rugged hills on the southeast broadside of the city, arsenic reported by a Watch Duty user. An hr later, the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department ordered residents to evacuate arsenic the Bike fire grew to 100 acres successful size. L.A. County Animal Care and Control has group up an animal shelter astatine the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds, according to the city.

The occurrence reached 230 acres by 3 p.m. pinch 0% containment. Both the U.S. Forest Service and L.A. County Fire had craft battling the blaze, including a Super Scooper, the Angeles National Forest said successful a Facebook post.

The remnants of tropical large wind Rachel brought rainfall and gnarly water conditions to overmuch of Southern California, damaging homes successful Newport Beach and flooding the Coachella Valley. However, preliminary readings from the National Weather Service recorded nary rainfall successful Santa Clarita.