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Crown Fire initially started today at 12:26 p.m. at Crown Valley & Soledad Canyon Road, Acton in Los Angeles County, California. By Friday afternoon, it had scorched 280 acres. As of Friday afternoon, the fire crew effectively contained 5% of the wildfire.
The blaze, which was dubbed the "Crown Fire" by the Los Angeles County Fire Department, was reported just after 11:20 a.m. near North Crown Valley Road and Soledad Canyon Road, firefighters said in a news release.
The Crown Fire in Acton has rapidly grown to 250 acres, prompting evacuation orders as winds push the flames toward nearby structures in Los Angeles County.
All evacuation orders have been downgraded for areas near the Crown Fire, but an evacuation warning remains in place for some.
FOX 11 Los Angeles on MSN
LIVE: Southern California wildfires: Evacuations ordered for Springs and Crown Fires
Southern California firefighters are battling two major wildfires, the Springs Fire and the Crown Fire, which are spreading rapidly under dangerously dry and windy conditions.
A new wildfire was reported today at 4:27 p.m. at in Los Angeles County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land. There is no information on the containment of the fire and its cause remains undetermined.
Two fires have collectively burned over 1000 acres in counties around Los Angeles on Friday.
Cal Fire crews continue to battle the Springs Fire burning in Moreno Valley Friday afternoon. Sky5's Gil Leyvas was over the southeast side of the fire at 3 p.m. He said you can see the crews on the