Flames roar near Burbank homes as wildfire prompts evacuation orders

Crews are fighting a brush fire in the Wildwood Canyon part of Burbank Saturday afternoon that has led to evacuation orders and warnings. The wildfire is close to multiple expensive homes near Country Club Drive.

Dubbed the Walnut Fire, the blaze was first reported before 3:10 p.m. in the 1500 block of E. Walnut Avenue closed to Harvard Road. There are some unconfirmed reports that it was started when a vehicle hit a tree.

As of 4 p.m., CalFire reported that the fire had burned 20 acres of brush.

Footage of the area shows large flames rising from the hillside. There were also at least two helicopters in the air helping firefighters as nearby…

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