Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

DIAMOND BAR - Firefighters have stopped forward progress of a four-acre fire in the Damond Bar foothills.

Firefighters earlier requested a second-alarm response to a brush fire near the southbound 57 freeway and Brea Canyon Cutoff Road, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

The Orange County Fire Department is assisting. Second-alarm resources will be sent away shortly.

UPDATE, 2:18 P.M. - The Brea Fire in Diamond Bar has been held to 16 acres. Forward progress has been stopped, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

DIAMOND BAR – A 10-to-15-acre fire is burning near the 57 freeway and Brea Canyon Road, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said Wednesday.

The fire was reported around 11:50 a.m. and is burning with a moderate rate of spread. It is unclear if any structures are threatened.

Authorities are planning, or already have a full closure of northbound lanes at the border with Orange County. Traffic will be diverted off at Lambert Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Flames already witnessed jumping freeway lanes to the opposite side.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

DIAMOND BAR - A reported attic fire is burning in a two-story house, firefighters report.

The fire is burning in the 500 block of South Bellow Court. Firefighters on scene reported heavy smoke coming from the roof of the home, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

Firefighters were dispatched at 9:22 p.m.

Two searches of the home yield no victims.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

DIAMOND BAR - Homicide investigators are attempting to locate the 33-year-old son of the couple found dead inside a burning home Friday.

Homicide detectives are looking for Ryan Venti, son of 66-year-old Linda Venti and 75-year-old John Venti. The couple were found deceased in the downstairs bedroom of their two-story house early Friday.

The fire at the home in the 3600 block of Crooked Creek Drive, also killed a dog.

Ryan Venti is not a suspect in the suspicious fire, Sheriff’s homicide detectives said.

“At this time it appears that the fire may have been intentionally set. Due to the suspicious nature of the fire and the fact that Ryan Venti appears to [be] missing and has not returned to the house, Detectives are actively looking for him, so that they can speak with him in an attempt at determining what occurred at the residence,” according to Deputy Joanna Warren of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

Anyone who knows Ryan Venti’s whereabouts is urged to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Information can be provided anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

DIAMOND BAR - Firefighters are investigating the cause of a house fire that took the lives of two people and a dog Friday.
 
Flames were observed coming from the second story of a two-story home after firefighters were dispatched at 4:45 a.m. to the 3600 block of Crooked Creek Drive, according to Dispatch Supervisor Michael Pittman of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
 
Firefighters discovered and confirmed two people perished in the flames, Pittman said.

The victims were only described as a man and woman, according to Grace medrano of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Information Bureau.
 
Firefighters knocked down the flames at 5:18 a.m.
 
A dog was also discovered dead, according to Lt. Alicia Malone of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Diamond Bar/Walnut Station.
 
The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor

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.

Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor

DIAMOND BAR – One civilian was injured and extensive damage was caused after a fire tore through a home Monday afternoon.
 
The fire, which is still under investigation, burned inside the large two-story home at 2811 Shadow Canyon Dr. The extent of injuries to the victim were not immediately known.

​Firefighters were dispatched at 11:01 a.m.
 
Building and safety personnel were called to the scene to inspect the structural compromise to the home, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
 
It was not known if anyone who lived in the home was displaced.