Fire Rages Near Lancaster

Fire Rages Near Lancaster

A wind-driven brush fire raced across more than 300 acres near Lancaster Thursday, prompting evacuation warnings and shelter-in-place orders, but crews were able to halt the spread of the blaze by mid-afternoon and no injuries were reported. The fire was reported at 1:06 p.m. near 230th Street West and West Avenue C8, according to Cal Fire. As the fire grew in size, driven by winds out of the west at roughly 10 mph, evacuation warnings were issu…