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Three structures burn in Castaic brush fire

A brush fire broke out Sunday near Lake Hughes Road and Warm Springs in Castaic.
A brush fire broke out Sunday near Lake Hughes Road and Warm Springs in Castaic.
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Several structures caught fire after a brush fire erupted near Warm Springs Road and Lake Hughes Road in Castaic Sunday afternoon.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in a tweet at 4:20 p.m. that the 15-acre fire near burned brush and three structures. ABC7 reports that the fire has since grown to 100 acres.

CalFire said in a tweet that it is assisting the U.S. Forest Service in the blaze, which has been dubbed the Warm Fire. No additional information was immediately available.

This story will be updated.

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