Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor UPDATE, 9:25 p.m.: Forward progress on the fire in Hacienda Heights has been stopped. 10 acres have burned, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
HACIENDA HEIGHTS - A two-to-three-acre brush fire is running uphill near South 7th Avenue and East Palm Avenue. The fire, which was dispatched around 7:22 p.m., poses no threat to nearby structures and has the potential to char eight acres, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Two helicopters are helping a large number of ground crews extinguish the flames. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor HACIENDA HEIGHTS - A brush fire burned about eight acres on a Hacienda Heights hillside Friday.
Firefighters have 15 percent containment on the brush fire that ignited near 14710 E. Orange Grove Ave., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene just before 3 p.m. August 14 and observed a half-acre of fire burning between houses, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Eventually, a second-alarm was requested, doubling resources at the scene. Flames began spotting near homes near Rockhill Drive, but were not considered a threat, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor UPDATE 9:50 p.m.: All forward progress on the fire in Hacienda Heights has been stopped, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Acreage stands at 15. HACIENDA HEIGHTS - A small brush fire is burning in the hills above Hacienda Heights. Firefighters stated 15 acres have been scorched so far near Colima Road and Punta del Este Drive. There is no threat to structures yet, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The fire is moving uphill. Sheriff's deputies are calling for voluntary evacuations in the neighborhoods near the fire. A nearby radio tower is potentially threatened, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor HACIENDA HEIGHTS - No damage was done after a three-and-a-half-acre fire burned in the hills of Hacienda Heights early Thursday.
Firefighters were dispatched to East Skyline Drive and South Turnbull Canyon Road just before 2 a.m. June 4. A full brush fire response was dispatched including helicopters equipped with night vision. At 4:18 a.m., firefighters had forward progress stopped, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department radio traffic. The fire burned in the border with Whittier. The Whittier Police Department kept access the the canyon restricted while firefighters worked, according to the Whittier Police Department. |
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