LOS ANGELES (AP) — A fast-spreading blaze prompted evacuation orders Friday afternoon in a sparsely populated area of Los Angeles County.
The brush fire sparked around 1 p.m. under dry and scorching hot conditions in a remote high desert region about 45 miles (72 kilometers) northeast of LA, according to the LA County Fire Department. Temperatures in the area soared to nearly 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius).
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Alan Hiiesalu, a property owner at left, stays with his horse before surveying his land during the Summit Fire in Llano, CA. Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Flames rise on the Summit Fire in Llano, CA. Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Firefighters work on the Summit Fire in Llano, CA. Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
A helicopter drops water on the Summit Fire in Llano, CA. Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Firefighters watch as a helicopter drops water on the Summit Fire in Llano, CA. Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
The fire reached about 2,700 acres (1,092 hectares) by evening, Angeles National Forest officials said on the social media platform X. It's unclear how many buildings are threatened by the blaze.
The American Red Cross opened a shelter at a YMCA in Los Angeles County.
The nearest town to its east is Piñon Hills, a census-designated community of about 7,200 people in San Bernardino County. Parts of the town were under an evacuation warning by Friday evening.
Most of the U.S. is entering a heat wave this weekend caused by an unusually strong and long-lasting heat dome that will add to an already high wildfire risk this year in many drought-stricken regions. Temperatures are expected to be 15 to 25 degrees Fahrenheit (8 to 14 degrees Celsius) warmer than normal in some areas.
Alan Hiiesalu, a property owner at left, stays with his horse before surveying his land during the Summit Fire in Llano, CA. Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Flames rise on the Summit Fire in Llano, CA. Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Firefighters work on the Summit Fire in Llano, CA. Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
A helicopter drops water on the Summit Fire in Llano, CA. Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Firefighters watch as a helicopter drops water on the Summit Fire in Llano, CA. Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Toronto's Kazuma Okamoto hit his 22nd home run Friday night to tie Shohei Ohtani for the most by a Japanese-born rookie in a single season in the majors.
Okamoto homered into the seats in left on a 95-mph sinker from reliever Jhony Brito with one out in the fifth, a three-run shot that gave the Blue Jays a 5-2 lead in a 5-3 victory.
Ohtani was with the Los Angeles Angels when he hit 22 in 2018. Ohtani, in his third season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, hit his 300th career homer on Tuesday night against Colorado's Michael Lorenzen that made him the first Japanese-born player in the majors to reach the milestone.
Okamoto, 30, hit his first grand slam on Wednesday at San Francisco.
Okamoto's 22 homers before the All-Star break are the most by a Blue Jays player since Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s 28 and Marcus Semien’s 22 in 2021, and the most by a Toronto rookie in franchise history.
Fellow Japanese rookie Munetaka Murakami rejoined the Chicago White Sox on Friday night after being sidelined for more than a month with a strained right hamstring. He was named to the AL All-Star team and added to the field for the Home Run Derby in Philadelphia.
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Toronto Blue Jays' Kazuma Okamoto, right, runs the bases past San Diego Padres' Xander Bogaerts, left, after hitting a three-run home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, July 10, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Derrick Tuskan)
Toronto Blue Jays' Kazuma Okamoto watches his three-run home run against the Toronto Blue Jays in the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, July 10, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Derrick Tuskan)
Toronto Blue Jays' Kazuma Okamoto, right, is congratulated by Ernie Clement, center, as Vladimir Guerrero Jr., left, looks on after Okamoto hit a three-run home run against the San Diego Padres in the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, July 10, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Derrick Tuskan)
Toronto Blue Jays' Kazuma Okamoto, right, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. celebrate after he hit a three-run home run against the San Diego Padres in the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, July 10, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Derrick Tuskan)
Toronto Blue Jays' Brandon Valenzuela, right, puts a home run jacket on Kazuma Okamoto, left, after Okamoto hit a three-run home run against the San Diego Padres in the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, July 10, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Derrick Tuskan)
Toronto Blue Jays' Kazuma Okamoto hits a three-run home run against the San Diego Padres in the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, July 10, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Derrick Tuskan)
Toronto Blue Jays' Kazuma Okamoto, right, is congratulated by Ernie Clement, center, as Vladimir Guerrero Jr., left, looks on after Okamoto hit a three-run home run against the San Diego Padres in the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, July 10, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Derrick Tuskan)
Toronto Blue Jays' Kazuma Okamoto, right, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. celebrate after he hit a three-run home run against the San Diego Padres in the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, July 10, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Derrick Tuskan)
Toronto Blue Jays' Brandon Valenzuela, right, puts a home run jacket on Kazuma Okamoto, left, after Okamoto hit a three-run home run against the San Diego Padres in the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, July 10, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Derrick Tuskan)
