Los Angeles, Ca
Diamond Bar brush fire threatens homes, shuts down lanes of 60 Freeway
A small brush fireplace within the Diamond Bar space was threatening houses and shut down lanes of the 60 Freeway late Monday morning.
The blaze was reported about 11:35 a.m. when a semi truck someway caught fireplace alongside the westbound 60 Freeway close to Phillips Ranch Highway, in accordance with the California Freeway Patrol.
The hearth unfold to the hillside and was creeping uphill close to houses within the space.
The CHP issued a SigAlert, closing the quantity 3 and 4 lanes of the freeway for about an hour.
The hearth had grown to a couple of quarter acre about 12:45 p.m.
Aerial video from Sky 5 confirmed a charred hillside and flames close to houses within the neighborhood.
Los Angeles County firefighters on the bottom and water-dropping helicopters helped stop the hearth from spreading additional.
Firefighters had been additionally offering construction safety on the houses.
The closure triggered a miles-long backup on the freeway, aerial video confirmed.