A brush fire on Ridge Route that burned 1 acre called for the response of the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner on Friday afternoon, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department officials.
Brush fire breaks out
According to Ruben Munoz, a spokesman for the L.A. County Fire Department, firefighters were dispatched at 11:09 a.m. to a reported brush fire on the 47300 block of Ridge Route. They arrived on the scene at 11:11 a.m.
Munoz said the original call was regarding a brush fire.
According to Los Angeles County dispatch radio traffic, reports from the scene indicated the fire to have fully involved a one-story barn.
The fire was labeled as the “RIDGEIC.”
According to Caitlyn Aldana, a spokeswoman for the L.A. County Fire Department, the fire was confirmed as a working brush fire and had the potential to reach 500 acres.
One electrical line was reported down on the north side of the barn, according to L.A. County dispatch radio traffic.
No injuries were reported.
According to Esteban Benitez, a spokesman for the L.A. County Fire Department, the fire was fully contained at 1 acre as of 2:46 p.m. on Friday.
Coroners on the scene
According to Craig Little, a spokesman for the L.A. County Fire Department, at 4:39 p.m. members of the Coroner’s Office were dispatched to the scene.
At the time of this publication, fire investigators, members of the Coroner’s Office, K-9 dogs and members of the sheriff’s arson unit are on the scene.
