Multiple Brush Fires Burn In Santa Clarita

SANTA CLARITA (CBSLA) - Firefighters were battling two brush fires from the ground and the sky Thursday evening.

One brush fire in the area of Valle Del Oro and Newhall Avenue in Santa Clarita, dubbed the Jake Fire, grew to about an acre and a half by 4:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

Firefighters added that the fire was running uphill in light fuel.

Firefighters expected to knock down both the fires quickly as the winds were calm.

By 5 p.m, firefighters said forward progress of the Jake Fire in the area of Valle Del Oro and Newhall Avenue in Santa Clarita had been stopped.

No structures were damaged and no injuries were reported.

The cause of the fires is still under investigation.