Bella Fire Burns About 120 Acres In Antelope Valley

NEENACH, CA — A brush fire broke out in the Antelope Valley community of Neenach Wednesday morning, drawing a large air and ground response and evacuation warnings.

The blaze, dubbed the Bella Fire, was reported around 9:45 a.m. Wednesday in the area of 265th Street West and Avenue B 8 in Neenach, along state Route 138 near the Kern County line, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. That location is about 30 miles northeast of Lancaster.

The fire went to a second alarm just after 10 a.m.

Structures were threatened and evacuation warnings and orders were issued as crews worked to get a handle on the blaze.

The fire had burned about 80 acres as of 10:40 a.m., according to Cal Fire.

Forward progress of the fire was stopped before 11 a.m., when the fire had burned about 120 acres, KHTS reported.

City News Service contributed to this report.