Evacuation orders issued as LA County firefighters battle 100-acre Bouquet Fire near Castaic

Los Angeles County and U.S. Forest Service firefighters are battling a nearly 100-acre brush fire burning in the Angeles National Forest near Castaic. 

The blaze, dubbed the Bouquet Fire, was reported at around 3 p.m. near Bouquet Canyon Road and Quarry Road, just northeast of Santa Clarita. 

As of 3:30 p.m., LACoFD officials told CBS LA that the fire had burned approximately 100 acres. According to Cal Fire, the fire was threatening structures and power lines in the area as it burned at a "rapid rate of spread."

The cause of the fire was not immediately known. 

Evacuation orders and warnings issued

Firefighters issued evacuation warnings in the surrounding area at around 3:45 p.m., some of which were upgraded to orders just before 4:20 p.m. Residents in the following zones were under mandatory evacuation orders:

• LAC-E018
• LAC-E030
• LAC-E031

Evacuation warnings were also in place for:

• LAC-E016
• LAC-E017
• LAC-E019
• LAC-E020
• LAC-E021
• LAC-E029

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