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Firefighters battled a brush fire in Castaic Wednesday afternoon that prompted evacuation warnings for nearby homes and businesses, but had to restrict their ground attack due to the fire’s proximity to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department bomb squad training facility.
Mandatory evacuations were ordered for north and west of West Hills Drive, north of Iron Village Drive, north and west of Tesoro Del Valle and north of Copper Hill Drive. Rye Canyon Loop remained under voluntary evacuation status as of 6:45 p.m.
Additional evacuation warnings were issued for Bellows Court, Via Patina and Platinum Court areas, as the fire was reportedly moving to the east. Residents in the area should anticipate the possibility of evacuation, Los Angeles County Fire Department officials announced late Wednesday afternoon.
By City News Service
Apr 29, 2021
CASTAIC (CNS) - A brush fire that erupted in Castaic has burned about 650 acres and was 25% contained this morning.
The North Fire was reported at about 1:45 p.m. Wednesday in the area of 29330 The Old Road, east of the Golden State (5) Freeway, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
The fire was initially reported to be at about one acre in light to medium fuels, but quickly spread and was reported to be at 50 acres by about 3:20 p.m.
Firefighters at the scene reported that they slowed their response to the fire due to its proximity to a Los Angeles County Sheriff s Department explosives-disposal site in the area.
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