A 45-acre brush fire in the Angeles National Forest continued to burn as a second-alarm response was called out Tuesday afternoon, according to Los Angeles County dispatch radio traffic.
A call was received in regards to a brush fire at Soledad Canyon Road and Agua Dulce Canyon Road at 2:13 p.m.
According to Kaitlyn Aldana, a spokeswoman for the L.A. County Fire Department, firefighters were dispatched at 2:15 p.m. They arrived on the scene at 2:20 p.m.
At the time of this publication, the fire has reached 45 acres in size, according to Esteban Benitez, a spokesman for the L.A. County Fire Department.
Earlier reports indicated the fire had reached 100 acres, but at 4:03 p.m. the L.A. County Fire Department had determined the fire to be 45 acres in size.
According to L.A. County dispatch radio traffic, the fire had a potential of 200 acres as of the time of this publication.
The fire was labeled as the Wagon fire initially, but now is labeled as the Agua fire.
Nearby structures were considered to be threatened Tuesday afternoon, according to L.A. County dispatch radio traffic.
The Metrolink Antelope Valley line published a tweet saying that Train 222 to Los Angeles would hold at Vincent Grade/Acton due to track closure.
At the time of this publication, Train 222 is canceled at Acton.
The L.A. County Fire Department tweeted an update saying, “Units on scene are making good progress slowing down the fire with ground crews and multiple water dropping aircrafts.”
As of the time of this publication, one firefighter had sustained injuries.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
