Several buildings were damaged by a wind-fanned wildfire Sunday on the edge of a residential area in Lancaster.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department said that as of 6 p.m., the blaze, which was named the Max Fire, grew to 500 acres. Firefighters have been met with the challenge of gusty winds as they battled the blaze in the Antelope Valley.
Cal Fire reported that the fire began at about 3:45 p.m. in the area of 80th Street West. It is unclear what sparked the fire.
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Residents of Lancaster said the flames were so quick-moving that they barely had enough time to register its danger.
"All of a sudden, I'm hearing helicopters and seeing them and the smoke," said Paris Clark, who lives in the area impacted by the blaze. "You could hear it, you could actually hear them saying evacuate."
Three sheds and three RV's were destroyed by the fire. Forward progress of the fire stopped by 6:30 p.m., according to the LA County Fire Department.
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Sunday’s blaze comes as firefighters battle a massive brush fire in Gorman and a slightly smaller one in Hesperia.
