Fire Crews Battle Brush Fire In Angeles National Forest Near Azusa
AZUSA (CBSLA.com) — U.S. Forest Service and Los Angeles County firefighters are battling a five-acre brush fire today in the Angeles National Forest above Azusa that might have been ignited at a nearby shooting range.
No structures have been threatened and the fire is 20 percent contained, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
Firefighters were dispatched to the Burro Canyon Shooting Park at 22100 E. East Ford Road at 10:54 a.m., according to Nathan Judy of the U.S. Forest Service.
San Gabriel Canyon (Highway 39) Road at East Fork was closed for two hours, the Forest Service said.
#BurroFire above Azusa holding at 5 acres 20% contained Highway 39 at East Fork roads closed @LACo_FD assisting ANF
— Angeles National Forest (@Angeles_NF) June 18, 2016
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