BREAKING NEWS: Small Brush Fire Ignites Near Brea Canyon Rd.

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Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor

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UPDATE, 3:02 p.m. - Firefighters made quick work of a one-acre brush fire that charred part of a Diamond Bar hillside along Brea Canyon Road and the 57 freeway.

A car fire spread to the brush, but firefighters had established a perimeter around the fire and had flames knocked down by around 1:40 p.m.

The No. 4 and 5 lanes of the northbound 57 freeway are block until about 4 p.m., the California Highway Patrol said.

DIAMOND BAR - A half-acre brush fire is burning along the northbound 57 freeway at Brea Canyon Road.

The brush fire started from a burning BMW on the right shoulder of the freeway around 1:11 p.m. Los Angeles County Firefighters have a full brush fire response initiated, including three helicopters.

Flames are moving northbound. Only one engine is on scene and that engine has run out of water, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department radio traffic.