Fire breaks out north of Altadena in Angeles National Forest
Fire breaks out north of Altadena in Angeles National Forest
by Eric Licas
Crews rushed to a fire in the Angeles National Forest with the potential to burn dozens of acres north of Altadena on Sunday, Sept. 22.
Flames were reported near the Loma Alta and Chaney Trails, and had scorched about 10 acres by 4:30 p.m., Angeles National Forest Service officials said in a tweet. The blaze had the potential to burn as much as 100 acres of forest land.
*New Incident* | #LoweFire |We are responding to an incident near Loma Alta and Chaney Trail. The fire is 10 acres with potential for 100. Forest Service will be the lead agency.
— Angeles_NF (@Angeles_NF) September 22, 2019
The forest later commented on Twitter: “Per incident commander, the majority of the forward progress has been stopped. Resources are continuing to build containment line and suppress remaining active flame.”
It was not immediately clear if any structures were threatened.
Social media posts showed crews were attacking the fire with aircraft and that the smoke was widely visible.
@LACoFireAirOps attacking the #Altadena fire pic.twitter.com/3gF6hWXng9
— Lewis Chilton (@lewischilton) September 22, 2019
Reported 4 acre brushfire above Millard campground in Altadena forest service and County Fire Responding. #fire #lasd #altadena pic.twitter.com/JM45AFMyJN
— Deputy Dan Paige (@LasdDan) September 22, 2019
Looks like a fire in the mountains seen from the Dodger game. Not sure exactly where that is… maybe above Altadena? pic.twitter.com/NAZDMpOqmE
— Mark Panning (@MarkPanning) September 22, 2019
This is a developing story, please check back for updates.
All credit goes to Eric Licas Originally published on https://www.dailynews.com
