​BREAKING NEWS: Brush Fire Reported Above Altadena

PHOTO/Courtesy of Dan Paige, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

Written by AARON CASTREJON 
CityWatch Editor 

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UPDATE - 5:01 p.m.: The brush fire above Altadena has burned roughly 10 acres.

The majority of the fire has been stopped, said the U.S. Forest Service. Firefighters are building containment lines to suppress remaining active flames. 

Millard Trail Camp, which is above the brush fire, is under mandatory evacuation, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

ALTADENA - A two-acre brush fire is burning uphill near Loma Alta Drive and Chaney Trail, Los Angeles County Firefighters report.

A full brush response including four helicopters have been sent to battle the fire, which was reported around 3:26 p.m. September 22.

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies are also on scene and are working to evacuate patrons at a campground in the area of the fire.