Read more about the article Brush fire closes part of freeway interchange near Granada Hills
A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Brush fire closes part of freeway interchange near Granada Hills

Firefighters quickly gained control of a small brush fire that broke out near the northbound 5 and eastbound 210 freeway interchange Tuesday afternoon. The fire was reported at 12:16 p.m.…

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Read more about the article Placerita Fire Day 2: the latest information
Firefighters battle a brush fire that ignited near Placerita Canyon Road on Sunday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Placerita Fire Day 2: the latest information

Day 2: Monday, June 26 9:45 a.m. Inspector David Dantic of the Los Angeles County Fire Department reports the Placerita Fire is now at 57 percent containment, having burned at…

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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…

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Read more about the article UPDATE: Brush fire flares up off of Highway 14; burns four acres
Fire officials work to fully exstinguish a fire off of Highway 14 near Placerita Canyon Road on Sunday. Samie Gebers/The Signal

UPDATE: Brush fire flares up off of Highway 14; burns four acres

UPDATE 6:56 P.M. The fire is estimated to have burned four to five acres. All aircraft have been released. The fire is 35 percent contained with all forward progression stopped.…

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Read more about the article Vehicle fire spreads to surrounding brush near Highway 14
A vehicle fire resulted in a 0.5 acre brush fire off of Highway 14 near Newhall Avenue on Saturday. Contributed photo from Jennifer Indrieri

Vehicle fire spreads to surrounding brush near Highway 14

A vehicle fire spread to the surrounding brush of Highway 14 creating a vegetation fire that burned 0.5 of an acre on Saturday before the L.A. County Fire Department had it…

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Read more about the article 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…

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Read more about the article 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…

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