Evacuations ordered in Highland brush fire

A DC-10 drops fire retardant on the hillsides in Highland, Calif.

(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

June 27, 2017 6:57 PM PT

Evacuations near the Highland brush fire have been ordered.

A plane drops fire retardant near homes to keep the fast-moving Mart fire from approaching from the hillsides near Highway 330 in Highland, Calif.

(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

A plane drops fire retardant near hillside homes in Highland, Calif., while battling the fast-moving Mart fire.

(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Thick smoke fills the air as the Mart fire burns above Emerson Lane near Highway 330.

(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

A helicopter drops water in an effort to fight the fast-moving Mart fire on the hillsides near Highway 330 in Highland, Calif.

(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

A DC-10 drops fire retardant on the hillsides as U.S. Forest Service fire crews get ready to douse hot spots to battle the Mart fire near Highway 330 in Highland, Calif.

(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

A helicopter flies through smoke while dousing flames from the Mart fire in Highland, Calif.

(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)