A brush fire that broke in Pine Canyon on Wednesday afternoon had the potential to reach 50 acres, but was stopped after burning an acre and a half, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department officials.
According to Esteban Benitez, a spokesman for the L.A. County Fire Department, firefighters were dispatched at 1:25 p.m. to the 381000 block of Pine Canyon Road, southeast of Gorman. They arrived on the scene at 1:31 p.m.
Upon arrival, they determined the fire to be 2 acres in size with the potential to reach 50 acres.
However, forward progress was stopped at 1.5 acres at 2:13 p.m.
The fire was labeled as the Fred Incident.
No injuries were sustained and there were no threats to nearby structures.
