Brush fires break out across Los Angeles Co.

[sce56]

Source: KABC-TV 7 Los Angeles, CA



LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Several fires broke out across Los Angeles County on Monday afternoon.

Mandeville Canyon brush fire: A fire broke out in the 3600 block of Mandeville Canyon Road. The brush fire broke out about 4 p.m. and charred roughly 20 acres. The fire was in a wilderness area that had not burned in a long time. It came within a couple hundred yards of homes.

La Tuna Canyon brush fire: Firefighters made quick work of the brush fire that burned east of Sun Valley in the 8500 block of Vine Valley Drive, south of La Tuna Canyon Road. The fire broke out about 2 p.m. and was contained by 4:30 p.m. It charred about 12 acres. No homes were threatened and firefighters got help from calm winds. There were no evacuations or injuries. The cause of the fire was under investigation.


Sepulveda Pass brush fire: Los Angeles city firefighters worked on a brush fire close to Interstate 405 at the Sepulveda Pass. The blaze was nearly extinguished by 4:15 p.m.

Agua Dulce brush fire: Firefighters were battling a brush fire in the Agua Dulce area that got dangerously close to several homes and ranches. According to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, the blaze had grown to 500 acres.

Read more: http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=weather/wildfire_center&id=8342839

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It has been real hot the past week and last winter there was a lot of rain leading to lots of fuel to burn I knew this was coming!

[maddezmom]

1. Let's just hope they can keep putting them out

:(

[villager]

2. guess the saving grace was no Santa Ana winds today...

Doesn't augur exactly well for October though...!

:scared:

[AsahinaKimi]

3. Meh...

Fire season in California! Here we go again..

[harmonicon]

8. That was my thought as well.

I really don't think it's appropriate for people to inhabit an area where one of the seasons is just called "fire." When I first moved out to LA, there were 2 or 3 fires visible from my porch. It was a particularly bad year for fires, but nothing amazing to the locals. I thought it was just crazy. After being there a few years I'd just see a fire off to the side of the highway and barely think about it.

[Bette Noir]

4. Those places are pretty close together.

I wouldn't be surprised to hear that it was arson. It's happened before.

[heliarc]

5. The La Tuna Canyon Fire was pretty close to my house.

The Firefighters of Southern California are nothing short of heroes... Gotta love socialism where firefighting is concerned! ;-)

[No Elephants]

7. Stay safe.

[Gold Metal Flake]

6. Here is how to keep up...

http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_current