Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel extinguished a brush fire in Canyon Country on Thursday afternoon that quickly reached an acre in size and scorched a hillside right up to the back yards of several homes, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department officials and reports from the scene.
Firefighters were dispatched at 3:56 p.m. and were at the 27700 block of Pine Hills Avenue in Canyon Country at 4:04 p.m., according to Geovanni Sanchez, a spokesman for the Fire Department.
Forward progress was stopped at 4:18 p.m., according to Supervisor Bernard Peters, who added that no injuries were reported. One home was deemed as possibly being threatened, but firefighters were able to steer the fire clear of that home, he said.
There were 20 units, including three helicopters, dispatched to the incident, dubbed the Paul Fire, according to Sanchez. He added that some units were being released as of 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Most of the units were cleared as of 5 p.m., with one unit remaining until 6:30 p.m. to keep watch over the area, Peters said.
The fire was initially reported as being at least 2 acres in size but was reduced to just 1 acre after all units were cleared, according to Peters.
The initial cause of the fire is unknown as of this story’s publication.
Signal Staff Writer Katherine Quezada contributed to this report.
Gallery below: Photos by Katherine Quezada/The Signal
