ANAHEIM, Calif. (KABC) -- A brush fire sparked along the 91 Freeway Monday grew quickly, prompting a closure of eastbound lanes and triggering evacuations in several Orange County cities.
The fire spread to an Anaheim Hills neighborhood where homes began to burn. Multiple houses could be seen engulfed in flames.
The Anaheim Fire and Rescue Department said the blaze, which has been dubbed the Canyon Fire 2, quickly spread with winds in the area estimated to be around 25 mph.
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The Canyon Fire 2 in Orange County continues into the night on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. (KABC)
Orange County residents volunteer to work the Canyon Fire 2 after it scorched through the Peters Canyon Regional Park on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. (KABC)
The brush fire ranging in the Anaheim Hills area can even be seen from Angel Stadium (Via Twitter user @DirtStar0602)
Firefighters rushed to put out a fire on the rooftop of a home in a neighborhood in the Anaheim Hills. (KABC)
Wildlife was seen running from flames during the Canyon Fire 2 brush fire in the Anaheim Hills area on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. (KABC)