9-ACRE BRUSH BLAZE QUELLED.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Staff Writer CANYON COUNTRY - A nine-acre brush fire blackened black·en v. black·ened, black·en·ing, black·ens v.tr. 1. To make black. 2. To sully or defame: a scandal that blackened the mayor's name. 3. hillsides Friday along the Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. and left one inmate fire crewman injured, fire officials said. The fire near Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling , north of Golden Valley Road, started shortly before 3 p.m. and was about 1 1/2 miles from homes when it was halted. ``There were some homes that were threatened but nothing got involved,'' said Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Fire Capt. John Lenihan. ``It took 90 minutes to contain.'' The unidentified California Department of Corrections inmate working on the fire line suffered an ankle injury and was taken to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital in Valencia. At the height of the fire, officials said, there were about 80 firefighters and other personnel fighting it. They were assisted by four helicopters, including one from the U.S. Forest Service and one from the Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. . ``The helicopter is what knocked it out,'' said Los Angeles County Fire Capt. Bob Dobes. ``It was all on the the edge of the freeway, on some pretty steep hills.'' One freeway lane was closed to provide space for fire engines, but California Highway Patrol officers said traffic was flowing freely except for motorists slowing down to gawk. The smoke was blowing away from the freeway so it did not impede drivers' vision, officials said. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- ran in Valley edition only) Hand crews, above, make their ways into rugged terrain near Lost Canyon Road and the Antelope Valley Freeway in Canyon Country on Friday afternoon to fight an early-season brush fire. (2 -- ran in SAC edition only) Water-dropping helicopters and inmate crews on the ground took about 90 minutes to douse douse 1 also dowse v. doused also dowsed, dous·ing also dows·ing, dous·es also dows·es v.tr. 1. To plunge into liquid; immerse. See Synonyms at dip. 2. a 9-acre brush fire along the freeway in Canyon Country on Friday afternoon. David R. Crane/Staff Photographer |
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