Apollo Fire quickly tears through 500 acres near Lancaster in LA County

As three wildfires scorched thousands of acres in Southern California, another smaller blaze broke out in Los Angeles County and quickly burned hundreds of acres in just a few hours Tuesday.

The Apollo Fire started near West Aqueduct Road and 245th Street West in a northern area of the county about 30 miles west of Lancaster at around 11:45 a.m. and tore through 500 acres within three hours, according to Cal Fire, or the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Cal Fire officials later said it scorched a total of 800 acres.

As of Tuesday evening, the fire was 100% contained, according to Cal Fire.

Its cause remains under investigation.