AIR AND LAND FORCES HOLD FIRE TO 7 ACRES.

Byline: Daily News

VAL VERDE Val Verde may mean:

Val Verde, California
Val Verde, Texas
Val Verde Park, Texas
Val Verde County, Texas
Battle of Valverde or Val Verde, an American Civil War battle

- Firefighters moved quickly Wednesday on a brush fire west of Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - their ground and air attack successful in keeping the blaze manageable.

With three consecutive days of triple-digit heat, dangerously low humidity and a light wind, 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 firefighters made sure they quickly got the upper hand.

About seven acres of brush burned, apparently ignited ig·nite
v. ig·nit·ed, ig·nit·ing, ig·nites

v.tr.
1.
a. To cause to burn.

b. To set fire to.

2. To subject to great heat, especially to make luminous by heat. by a car near state Highway 126 and San Martinez Grande Road in the outlying rural community of Val Verde, fire Capt. Mark Savage said.

No homes were threatened, but flames did force the closure of San Martinez Grande, a residential road north of the highway.

The twin Canadian SuperScooper aircraft dropped water on the flames minutes after it was reported about 4 p.m.

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