It was unclear what may have sparked the brusher.
By 5 p.m., reports from the scene estimated the fire had grown to 249 acres.
No other details were immediately available.
People watch as the Lake Fire burns in Los Padres National Forest with evacuation warnings in the areaMario Tama/Getty Images
Fire and law enforcement were evacuating people out of the area.
East Fork Road was closed from Highway 39 to Glendale Mountain Road.
The fire went to a second alarm as incident commanders requested additional resources to the scene.
Updated mapping late Friday afternoon put the fires size at 272 acres.
After a week-plus, it is now thankfully 73% contained.
Its not just Los Angeles thats under assault.
Whats more, at this point in 2023 there had been 22,073 acres burned.
This year, its 248,972.
The five year average for this point in the year is 108,260 acres blackened.
As with Hurricanes, 5 is not good.
City News Service contributed to this report.
