Brush fire burning in rural community near Lancaster – NBC Los Angeles

Brush fire burning in rural community near Lancaster  NBC Los Angeles

The so-called Land Fire in Fairmont was first reported late Wednesday morning. It was reported Wednesday morning in the rural community, west of Lancaster. Los Angeles County firefighters battled a brush fire that broke out in the rural community of Fairmont in the Antelope Valley Wednesday. After receiving a call about the blaze at 11:20 a.m., fire crews arrived at the scene on West Lancaster Road near North 215th Street in Fairmont, west of Lancaster, within 20 minutes, according to the LA County Fire Department.

The so-called Land Fire scorched about 5 acres as of noon, with no nearby structures threatened. The fire department said it was conducting an air attack with four helicopters and three water-dropping aircraft.