Bella Fire burns about 98 acres to the west of Lancaster, leading to evacuation warnings

A brush fire to the west of Lancaster ignited on Wednesday morning, spurring a response from local firefighters and evacuation warnings.

According to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, crews responded to the blaze, dubbed the Bella Fire, at about 9:40 a.m. in the area of North 265th and Avenue B-8 in the small community of Neenach, about 30 miles northeast of Lancaster.

A second-alarm response was requested at 10:02 a.m.

As of 10:45 a.m., the fire burned about 80 acres, according to Cal Fire. Forward progress was stopped by 10:58 a.m., according to LACFD.

An evacuation warning was issued for the following zone:

• LAC-E002

No additional details were immediately made available.

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