India, July 11 -- A rapidly spreading wildfire has triggered evacuation orders in the Antelope Valley after burning more than 2,200 acres near the Los Angeles-San Bernardino county line. The Summit Fire broke out on Friday near Jesus Canyon Road and East Avenue Z in Llano. It grew from an initial eight-acre vegetation fire into a major incident within hours. Fire officials reported zero containment as of Friday evening.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department said firefighters responded to the blaze at about 1:12 pm PDT. Strong winds, dry vegetation and steep terrain contributed to the fire's rapid expansion.

Crews from the Angeles National Forest joined county firefighters in an aggressive effort to slow the flames.

Authorities urged r...