A brush fire that erupted in the Santa Clarita area on Wednesday afternoon threatened homes and prompted evacuation warnings, but crews quickly contained the flames despite the extreme heat and difficult conditions.
The Pointe Fire burned in the area of 21300 Centre Pointe Parkway. Los Angeles County firefighters first responded to the brush fire at 1:40 p.m., and a second alarm was requested at 2:08 p.m.
In an update at 4 p.m., the fire department said forward progress had been stopped on the fire at 52 acres, and crews had reached 32% containment…