A wildfire in southern Utah has forced a neighborhood to be evacuated.

The Christy Lane Fire was sparked Sunday around 5:45 p.m. in an area between Parowan and Summit in Iron County.

Fire officials said the blaze was threatening structures, and the Red Canyon subdivision was evacuated by the Iron County Sheriff’s Office.

[Cedar City High School was set up to shelter evacuees. Online records show the subdivision is home to about 50 residents.]

The fire, last estimated at about 15 acres, was human-caused, officials said. The exact cause is under investigation.

Firefighting crews were working on the ground and in the air to contain the blaze.

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