Californians evacuated as wildfire spreads to 650 acres
Firefighters were forced to pull back after flames crept close to a sheriff's office filled with weapons and ammo, but were later able to return to work on containing the blaze.
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Firefighters were forced to pull back after flames crept close to a sheriff's office filled with weapons and ammo, but were later able to return to work on containing the blaze.
Firefighters respond to a blaze that broke out in Castaic on Wednesday. Dan Watson / The Signal. Firefighters Respond to Castaic Brush Fire Uploaded: , Wednesday, Apr 28, 2021 By Staff Writer | The Signal By Emily Alvarenga & Caleb Lunetta Signal Staff Writers Firefighters battled a brush fire in Castaic Wednesday afternoon, 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. The brush fire was first reported on the 29300 block of The Old Road shortly before 1:30 p.m., according to Los Angeles Co...
By R.J. Johnson - @rickerthewriter Apr 29, 2021 A brush fire in Castaic that has burned around 650 acres and is zero percent contained has prompted authorities to issue mandatory evacuations for several streets in the area. The North Fire was first reported at around 1:45 p.m. near The Old Road, east of the Golden State (5) Freeway. The fire began as a one acre brush fire that quickly spread to 50 acres by 3:20 p.m. Mandatory evacuations were issued for those residents north and west of West Hills Drive, north of Iron Village Drive, north and west of Tesoro Del Valle and north of Copper Hi...
Firefighters at the scene reported that they slowed their response to the fire due to its proximity of a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department explosives-disposal site in the area. Dozens of families were forced to pack up and go as a fire ripped through Castaic. As reported on the NBC4 News on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Mandatory evacuation orders were issued for residents 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 due to the North Fire, the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station announced. Suvan...
A brush fire that erupted Wednesday in Castaic scorched about 460 acres and prompted evacuations.