Apollo Fire quickly tears through 500 acres near Lancaster in LA County

Apollo Fire burns at least 500 acres in Lancaster area 00:24

As three wildfires scorched thousands of acres in Southern California, another smaller blaze broke out in Los Angeles County and quickly burned hundreds of acres in just a few hours Tuesday.

The Apollo Fire started near West Aqueduct Road and 245th Street West in a northern area of the county about 30 miles west of Lancaster at around 11:45 a.m. and tore through 800 acres within three hours, according to Cal Fire, or the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

As of Tuesday evening, the fire was 100% contained, according to Cal Fire.

Its cause remains under investigation.

This story was originally published here.

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