According to authorities, on Friday afternoon, firefighters battled a small brush fire in the Hansen Dam area, which was one of two brush fires that broke out in the Los Angeles-Glendale area within minutes of each other. The other brush fire was located in the area of the San Fernando Valley. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, as of 3:17 p.m., the Hansen Dam fire had destroyed approximately a half-acre of land. The fire was raging in the neighborhood of 12001 Montague St. while the wind was blowing between 8 and 9 miles per hour. The brush conditions ranged from moderate to heavy. According to patch.com.
At the time the report was made at 5:00 p.m., there were no reports of any injuries to the residents around the neighborhood and no structures that were in danger. The Los Angeles County Fire Department has been asked to send two hand crews to assist with the situation. Preliminary investigation shows that the cause of the fire is still unknown to the firefighters. According to the authorities, investigations are currently going on to determine how the fire started or what is the cause of the fire.
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Firefighters are battling a large blaze at a commercial building in Pacoima.
Tuesday night in Pacoima, Los Angeles firefighters were called out in force to battle a significant fire that was raging inside a commercial building. At approximately 9:10 p.m., the fire was first reported at a commercial building that could be found at 13281 West Van Nuys Boulevard. When the firefighters arrived, they found the structure to be engulfed in smoke and large flames. The fire reportedly spread to at least two commercial units and caused damage to a portion of the roof of one of them. The firefighters initially went inside the structure to fight the fire from the inside, but as the blaze grew larger, they were forced to evacuate the structure for a short period of time.
Water was continuously poured onto the blaze from the ground as well as from the roofs of neighboring structures until it was deemed secure enough for firefighters to resume their offensive assault inside the building. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), initial reports indicated that there may have been someone trapped inside the building when the fire broke out; however, that person was located safe and sound at the scene. Additional firefighters began the process of minimizing the damage caused by smoke and water to businesses that were adjacent to the one that was on fire while the first group of firefighters remained on the roofs of other structures to prevent the fire from spreading to nearby structures.
Because of the presence of emergency vehicles and equipment in the area, motorists were strongly advised to stay away from the portion of Van Nuys Boulevard that is located between El Dorado and Telfair avenues. The fire was put out after approximately forty-five minutes and required the efforts of over seventy firefighters. It was anticipated that the response teams would remain at the scene for a number of hours. There were no reports of any injuries being sustained. There is currently an investigation taking place to determine what caused the fire.
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