Lopez Canyon Fire contained within an hour: LAFD

A brush hearth broke out in Lopez Canyon Saturday afternoon, although it was beneath management inside an hour, officers mentioned.

The four-acre blaze burned gentle grass and medium brush within the 12000 block of North Lopez Canyon Street, the Los Angeles Hearth Division mentioned in an alert. The whole was later up to date to eight.29 acres.

Becoming a member of the LAFD have been the Los Angeles County Hearth Division and the Angeles Nationwide Forest in battling the blaze, which took 69 firefighters 55 minutes to get beneath management.

As of 6:38 p.m. Saturday, the blaze was 60% contained, the LAFD mentioned in an replace, and that determine was as much as 90% by 9 p.m.

“Firefighters will stay at scene tonight to examine for hotspots, extinguish smoldering particles and additional include the fireplace’s perimeter. The reason for the fireplace continues to be beneath investigation,” the division added.

Whereas no accidents have been initially reported, the LAFD confirmed Saturday evening that one individual was taken to a neighborhood hospital for therapy.

“LAFD Paramedics assisted one grownup male civilian who grew to become abruptly sick close to the fireline. He has been taken to an space hospital in undetermined situation. No different accidents have been reported,” the division mentioned in an alert.