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Summit Fire in Southern California’s Antelope Valley prompts evacuation orders

RAW: CA: SUMMIT FIRE/TEMPURATURES & WIND SOT

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    LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — Fire crews are battling a fast-moving wildfire in the Antelope Valley, leading authorities to issue evacuation orders for residents near the border of Llano and Piñon Hills.

Crews arrived at Jesus Canyon Road and E. Avenue Z in Llano around 1:12 p.m., responding to an 8-acre fire.

The blaze quickly grew throughout the day, reaching about 2,600 acres by Friday night, according to Cal Fire. As of 6 p.m., crews have contained 0% of the fire.

Cal Fire, the Angeles National Forest, the Los Angeles County Fire Department and San Bernardino County Fire Department are coordinating with each other to extinguish the flames.

Evacuation orders issued for the following zones:

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LAC-E127-C
Evacuation warnings issued for the following zones:

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LAC-E126-A
LAC-E127-A
LAC-E127-B
LAC-E127-D
LAC-E128-A
LAC-E1340
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Evacuees can go to the Antelope Valley Family YMCA at 43001 10th St W, Lancaster, CA 93534. Small pets are allowed at the shelter.

The Los Angeles County Animal Care Center in Palmdale said evacuees can bring their small animals to their location at 38550 Sierra Highway, Palmdale, CA 93550.

The South Coast Air Quality Management District issued a wildfire smoke advisory for the Summit Fire.

Monitors said the smoke from the wildfire is being pushed south towards the San Gabriel Mountains and the San Bernardino area. AQMD added that smoke levels may rise if the fire spreads further south.

Residents in the San Gabriel Mountains, Big Bear Lake, Lake Arrowhead and other communities in the San Bernardino Mountains may reach a level unhealthy for sensitive groups by Friday night.

The advisory will last until at least 5 p.m. Saturday. By that time, the wind should push the smoke north and away from the San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountains.

AQMD urged residents in the affected area to stay indoors and keep their doors and windows closed. They recommended that residents run their air conditioners or air purifiers.

Officials recommended that anyone going outside should wear an N95 or P100 respirator.

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Long-held phone-free policy at bar proves to be ahead of its time

Click here for updates on this story    SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) -- The secret word you say quietly after pressing a nondescript buzzer in San Francisco's Tenderloin District doesn't just open a door.It opens a portal into another time, when passwords granted access to hidden rooms, and liquor flowed freely even while the law insisted otherwise. Back then, alcohol was prohibited. Today? It's your phone.Inside Bourbon & Branch, a bar built inside one of the city's original Prohibition-era speakeasies, the cocktails are stiff, the lights glow amber, and conversations happen face to face. It looks like 1924. In many ways, it feels like it too."We just ask that you speak easy and don't use cell phones while you're with us," the hostess tells customers as she seats them, menus already in hand.When new owners took over in 2006, they kept everything that made the place what it was, the dark wood, the amber light, the hidden doors and added one more rule: No phones. "People are really looking for a way to engage with each other and get away from that constant need and desire to be looking at your phone," said General Manager Anastacia Cortez.Cortez, who admits she was one of the last people to get a smartphone and still regrets it, said the phone-free policy wasn't a gimmick. It was a philosophy.Turns out, Bourbon & Branch was ahead of its time. In cities across the country, bars and restaurants are now enforcing the same rule. A 2025 survey from Talker Research found that 63% of Gen Z intentionally disconnect from their devices, making the generation that grew up online the very one now leading the charge to log off.Addison Sutton, out for the night with friends, said putting the phone away isn't as easy as it sounds. But the 24-year-old said he wasn't worried about the withdrawals. "I have alcohol to fix that," Sutton said. The original speakeasy, which still holds all of its original secret exits, was built so patrons could vanish if police came calling. CEO Brian Sheehy, said the no-phone rule has always been about preservation. Not just of the bar's history, but of the experience itself.Prohibition may be long over. But contraband, it seems, is alive and well.First-time phone offenders get a polite reminder. Repeat offenders will get shown the exit, and not the secret one. "When you're trying to put on the ultimate hospitality experience, you have to minimize the number of distractions to your guests and to your colleagues," he said. "It really come down to hospitality."Please note: This story was provided to CNN Wire by an affiliate and does not contain original CNN reporting. This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform.
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