Downed power lines sparked a small fire Monday morning in Val Verde, burning about an acre of brush before it was extinguished, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Fire Department said.
The fire began shortly after 7 a.m. on San Martinez Grande Canyon Road, near Highway 126, prompting a response of firefighters from two battalions.
No one was hurt, and no structures were threatened by the fire.
A passer-by reported seeing fire and phoned 911.
“The passer-by said a power line was down and sparked the base of the (utility) pole,” Fire Department spokeswoman Vanessa Lozano said.
The call came in at 7:05 a.m.; by 7:17 a.m., firefighters were on the scene.
The fire was extinguished quickly, releasing firefighters from the scene at 10:14 a.m.
At least 28 customers of Southern California Edison — some in Castaic and Piru — lost power at 6:57 a.m., Edison spokeswoman Susan Cox said.
Three minutes after the outage, a downed power line ignited brush near Highway 126.
There was no indication of when power would be restored, Cox said.
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Downed power lines sparked a small fire in Val Verde Monday morning, burning about an acre of brush before it was extinguished, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Fire Department said.
The fire began shortly after 7 a.m. on San Martinez Grande Canyon Road, near Highway 126, prompting a response of firefighters from two battalions.
No one was hurt, and no structures were threatened by the fire.
A passerby reported seeing fire and phoned 911.
“The passerby said a power line was down and sparked the base of the (utility) pole,” Fire Department spokeswoman Vanessa Lozano said.
The call came in at 7:05 a.m.; by 7:17 a.m., firefighters were on site.
The fire was extinguished quickly, releasing firefighters from the scene at 10:14 a.m.
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