Lebec, Calif. ? A wildfire raged across the hills just south of a state park Sunday, forcing more than 2,000 people to evacuate their homes, authorities said.

The fire, about 40 miles southeast of Bakersfield, began Sunday afternoon when a vehicle ignited on the south side of the Golden State Freeway, near Fort Tejon State Historic Park, officials said. It was the second wildfire in Kern County over the weekend.

The flames threatened about 1,500 houses lining two canyons along the west side of the freeway. Officials evacuated 2,500 people, said fire Capt. Tony Plant. No injuries were reported.

“This fire is raging pretty much out of control,” Kern County fire Capt. Doug Johnston said.

The fire covered 1,000 acres by Sunday night, but was slowing down, officials said.

Earlier in the weekend, a separate wildfire destroyed nine structures and over 500 acres of brush in a rugged high-desert recreation area of Kern County. It was contained early Sunday, authorities said.

In Utah, a 6,600-acre fire in the Beaver Dam Mountains spread quickly through abundant dry grass. Firefighters were hampered by high temperatures, erratic winds and steep terrain. The fire, fanned by winds and high temperatures, was burning in pinon-juniper and lights shrubs about 10 miles west of St. George.