Placerita Fire: the latest information
Firefighters prepare to defend a home off of Mountain Pass Road in Santa Clarita as the Placerita Fire burns off of Sierra Highway on Sunday, June 25, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Placerita Fire: the latest information

Day 1: Sunday, June 25 6:09 p.m. The Los Angeles County Fire Department reports the Placerita Fire has burned 750 acres, down from an earlier estimate of 850 acres. The…

Lake fire 95 percent contained
An outbuilding burned by the Lake Fire sits just off the northern shore of the eastern arm of Castaic Lake on Monday, June 19, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Lake fire 95 percent contained

The Lake fire moved within 5 percentage points of becoming history late Tuesday afternoon, added to the list huge sweeping brush fires to have scorched the SCV in recent years.…

Arson suspected in fire that destroyed house, barn in Agua Dulce
A house, barn and adjacent land burned Monday in Agua Dulce. The fire was reported at 3 a.m. and appeared to have started in a structure and spread to four acres. Rick McClure/For The Signal

Arson suspected in fire that destroyed house, barn in Agua Dulce

Arson investigators are picking through the rubble of a fire that destroyed a house and a barn on Sierra Highway in Agua Dulce early Monday morning. Fire was reported to…

UPDATE: Firefighters gain control of 2 Canyon Country brush fires
A Los Angeles County Fire Department helicopter responds to a brush fire reported at Sierra Highway and Hillfield Lane Monday at 1:25 p.m. Rick McClure/For the Signal

UPDATE: Firefighters gain control of 2 Canyon Country brush fires

By Jim Holt & Christina Cox Signal Staff Writers Firefighters wasted no time getting the jump on two small brush fires in Canyon Country Monday afternoon, thwarting the threat that…

Fire guts two-story apartment building, garage
Firefighters extinguish the flames of an apartment fire that broke out shortly after 6 p.m. Monday on the 28900 block of Dune Lane in the Sand Canyon area. Austin Dave/The Signal

Fire guts two-story apartment building, garage

Firefighters extinguished an apartment house fire on Dune Lane late Monday afternoon but despite the speedy "knockdown," the two-story dwelling and a garage were gutted. The fire broke out shortly…

Big rig tire fire ignites brush, shuts down southbound I-5
Flames erupt from the underside of a trailer on southbound Interstate 5 on Feb. 28, 2017. (Courtesy Crystal Perata/SCV Helicopters, Lights and Sirens on Facebook)

Big rig tire fire ignites brush, shuts down southbound I-5

When a big rig’s tires caught fire as the truck made its way southbound into Castaic, the flames ignited some roadside brush, prompting a response by firefighters and shutting down…

Sick infant airlifted to the hospital
Emergency medical crews meet a helicopter at Pacific Crest Park in Saugus to transport an infant with medical issues on Feb. 27, 2017. (Courtesy of Los Angeles County Fire Department Air Operations)

Sick infant airlifted to the hospital

An infant reported to have had trouble breathing was airlifted from a Valencia home and flown to a hospital Monday afternoon. The child, whose age and gender were not disclosed,…

Firefighters stop spread of apartment balcony fire
Firefighters from stations 107 and 132 hose down a charred garden window above a patio damaged by flames on Feb. 24, 2017. (Austin Dave/The Signal)

Firefighters stop spread of apartment balcony fire

Firefighters responding quickly to reports of an apartment fire Friday afternoon promptly doused a small fire on a balcony, preventing it from spreading to the apartment. Firefighters with the Los…

Laundry room fire at Valencia seniors complex
Firefighters enter Oakmont of Santa Clarita assisted living in Valencia after a smoky fire in a laundry room evacuated dozens of residents from the building for a short time on Thursday morning. Dan Watson/The Signal

Laundry room fire at Valencia seniors complex

Fire in the laundry room of a senior citizens residential complex in Valencia kept firefighters busy for more than an hour Thursday morning. No one hurt in the incident and…

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