A small plane crashed near Tehachapi on Sunday morning, killing one person and igniting a fast-moving brush fire that destroyed a home and led to evacuations.
Kern County Fire Department spokesman Cary Wright said the six-seater Cessna 210 crashed in Blackburn Canyon, northeast of Los Angeles, the Associated Press reported. The Bakersfield Californian reported that one person was killed.
Amid dry, windy conditions, the crash sparked a raging brush fire that quickly grew to 150 acres. About 225 firefighters and four aircraft are working to contain the blaze.
Officials issued a mandatory evacuation order for 30 homes under threat.
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