Crown Fire initially started today at 12:26 p.m. at Crown Valley & Soledad Canyon Road, Acton in Los Angeles County, California. By Friday afternoon, it had scorched 280 acres. As of Friday afternoon, the fire crew effectively contained 5% of the wildfire.

Smoke from the blaze is visible across Riverside, Perris and Beaumont.

The brush fire, dubbed the Crown Fire, was first reported around 11:25 a.m. on Soledad Canyon near Crown Valley Road in Acton. UPDATE 11:55 a.m.: The Crown Fire is now at 25 acres and is still being driven by the wind, according to officials. Officials on scene report that the wind-driven fire is at 5 acres, burning uphill.

al Fire has already started to see small, scattered fires across Monterey County

The fire was reported in the 15900 block of Gilman Springs Road in Riverside County, just before 11 a.m, a spokesperson with the Riverside County Fire Department said. Gusty Santa Ana winds were forecast for much of Southern California on Friday.