Major alarm brush burns 4 acres near Hansen Dam; Over 120 firefighters, water-dropping aircraft handle blaze

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A brush fire near Hansen Dam off of Glenoaks Boulevard in Lakeview Terrace burned just over four acres Sunday evening.

Los Angeles Fire Department crews battled the blaze using both ground units and air response, reporting that the flames were slowly moving - being fueled by winds higher than 10 miles per hour.

As the fire continued, the winds pushed the flames about three acres to the north of the initial spot of the fire and an acre to the south, claiming four acres total.

The blaze was upgraded to Greater Alarm status just before 10:15 p.m. and again to Major Alarm status at 10:55 p.m.

It took just over an an hour and a half for crews to control the flames, with containment reported just before 11:30 p.m.

No structures in the area were said to be threatened, and no evacuations were reported. They also reported that no part of the Hansen Dam Golf Course had been damaged.

At least 124 LAFD units were on scene, joined by two Los Angeles County Fire Department hand crews and multiple air support units.

No injuries were reported.

Crews remained on scene to handle any hot spots and were working to determine an exact cause.