LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A quick-moving brush fireplace erupted Friday afternoon alongside the 210 Freeway in Sunland, prompting a shutdown of a number of eastbound lanes.
Firefighters responded to the blaze burning subsequent to the freeway close to La Tuna Canyon Street round 4:12 p.m., in accordance with the Los Angeles Fireplace Division. Two lanes have been shut down.
Crews managed to get the higher hand Friday evening and stopped the hearth at 43 acres, whereas containment elevated to 40%, fireplace officers stated.
The Sunland Boulevard on-ramp, the La Tuna Canyon Street off-ramp, and the #3 and #4 lanes of the eastbound 210 freeway will all be closed for the subsequent 24 hours, LAFD stated.
Motorists are inspired to search out alternate routes.
On the top of the hearth, a big plume of smoke was seen from the La Tuna Canyon space, and flames have been burning very near eastbound lanes.
L.A. metropolis and county fireplace crews have been coordinating efforts to battle the blaze on the bottom and within the air.
It is unclear what sparked the blaze. No accidents have been reported.
Fireplace crews will stay on scene in a single day to extend containment and funky the world concerned within the brush fireplace.
Elsewhere within the area, crews are battling the Fork Fire in the Angeles National Forest. That fireplace above Glendora has grown to about 250 acres.
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