2 Brush Fires Erupt 3 Miles Apart In Granada Hills
GRANADA HILLS (CBSLA.com) — Just as firefighters got the upper hand on a wind-driven brush fire threatening homes in Granada Hills, a second fire broke out about three miles away.
The fire broke out at about 11 a.m. in the 12300 block of Highwater Road in Granada Hills, Los Angeles City fire spokesman Brian Humphrey said.
"The situation is improving for the main bulk of the fire, but it is spotty," Capt. Daniel Curry said. As of 1:30 p.m., firefighters reported having "strong control" of the fire.
Firefighters are dealing with sustained winds of 15 to 20 mph, with occasional gusts to 40 mph, low relative humidity and very dry brush. A second spot fire began burning a half mile due south of the main fire, but it is already beginning to simmer out, Curry said.
The Highwater Fire has scorched at least 15 acres, but helicopters have managed drop water in strategic areas to keep the fire from spreading.
"Best helicopter pilots in the world, as far as firefighting," Curry said.
The fire threatened 10 homes, but the residents of those homes were safely evacuated, Humphrey said.
No injuries have been reported.
No lockdown or sheltering in place orders are in effect at Los Angeles Unified School District campuses in the area, but St. Euphrasia School has asked parents to come and pick up their children.
A second fire was reported at about 12:45 p.m. near Woodley Avenue and Barneston Street in Granada Hills, about three miles away from the Highwater Fire. No homes were threatened by this fire.
The two fires did not appear to be related, as winds appeared to be blowing in the opposite direction from the initial fire, officials said.
