Wee Vill: Crews stop forward progress of wildfire in Antelope Valley
Crews stopped the forward progress of a 3-alarm brush fire that broke out in the Antelope Valley Thursday morning.
According to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, the "#WeeVillFire" burned about 262 acres near the intersection of Highway 138 and 210th Street West in the Fairmont area before fire crews were able to stop forward progress by 3:45 p.m.
Highway 138 was temporarily closed as fire crews worked to contain the blaze but it was since reopened in both directions.
The cause of the fire remained under investigation.
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