Photos: Blue Cut Fire erupts in the Cajon Pass

Firefighters are battling a 1,000-acre brush fire that erupted Tuesday morning near the 15 freeway in the Cajon Pass.

The fire has the 15 closed in both directions from the Oak Hills area to Devore, reports the Press Enterprise.

The “Blue Cut Fire” was first reported just after 10:30 a.m. By noon it had burned 300 acres. By 12:10, it had burned 1,000 acres, according to the newspaper.

Here are photos and video of the fire:

#BlueCutFire I-15 #CajonPass near Oak Hill Road pic.twitter.com/9BCDnpaTGU

— Caltrans District 8 (@Caltrans8) August 16, 2016

#BlueCutFire I-15 closed from Oak Hill Road to Kenwood Avenue NB & SB #CajonPass pic.twitter.com/7mIScTTEHu

— Caltrans District 8 (@Caltrans8) August 16, 2016

#fite in Cajon Pass now jumped Cleghorn road west of I15 pic.twitter.com/8oADjZNNdq

— The DPPhotoTeam (@DPPhotoTeam) August 16, 2016

PHOTOS: Crews battle the now 2,500-acre #BlueCutFire in the San Bernardino National Forest https://t.co/QBF2FY99tt pic.twitter.com/nL5O5QWacD

— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) August 16, 2016

#BlueCutFire:(Update) #SBCoFD unified w/ @SanBernardinoNF #BDF stating fire 300 acres @sbcountysheriff @CALFIREBDU pic.twitter.com/ZJicxZYmNi

— SB County Fire (@SBCOUNTYFIRE) August 16, 2016

#BlueCutFire: (Update) @sbcountysheriff #SBCoFD #AirRescue 306 assisting @SanBernardinoNF with water drops. Krn pic.twitter.com/s7gH8cyHrX

— SB County Fire (@SBCOUNTYFIRE) August 16, 2016

Possible I-15 NB at Kenwood and SB at Oak Hill closure due to #BlueCutFire pic.twitter.com/788JFcwBNr

— Caltrans District 8 (@Caltrans8) August 16, 2016

Firefighters pulling out of dangerous #fire area @VVDailyPress in Cajon Pass pic.twitter.com/pGLDwfTk9F

— The DPPhotoTeam (@DPPhotoTeam) August 16, 2016

Fire erupts in Cajon Pass west of I-15 near Cleghorn Road; structures threatened https://t.co/i5Q1K0ja8P pic.twitter.com/2GAfk5gfl9

— Daily Press (@VVDailyPress) August 16, 2016