Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor UPDATE 12:45 p.m.: Firefighters have the blaze under control. No active fire or smoke is coming from the roughly one-acre brush fire.
Firefighters have requested arson investigators to determine the cause, which may stem from a homeless encampment. DIAMOND BAR - A full brush fire response is descending on Diamond Bar after a small brush fire is burning uphill. The fire was initially spotted by a passing police helicopter in the 1300 block of Glenthorpe Drive. One-half acre is burning uphill behind some residences. A water-dropping helicopter is en route to assist, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department and Sheriff’s radio traffic. There homes above the fire on a hill. Firefighters are determining if they will be in harm's way. 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. |
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