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Northridge grass fire burns next to homes, damages 2 sheds

By Julie Sharp

August 8, 2025 / 2:36 PM PDT / CBS LA

CBS News Los Angeles

Los Angeles Fire Department crews are battling a Northridge grass fire next to homes, and it has burned down two sheds so far.

Aerial footage shows heavy smoke at 9211 Encino Avenue, with firefighters on the roof of a shed, and water hoses on completely burned structures.

The cause of the fire is not known yet.

LAFD crews battled a Northridge grass fire, which burned down two sheds. KCAL News

Julie Sharp

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, contributed to the Palos Verdes Pulse and worked as a video journalist for CBS News before joining the CBS News Los Angeles website team.