ANIMALS FLEE FLAMES FIRE CHARS 120 ACRES IN SCV.Byline: - Carol Rock CANYON COUNTRY - A fast-moving 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. 120 acres, briefly threatening homes and forcing the evacuation of several animals from a local kennel. The blaze was 40 percent contained by 5 p.m., a fire official said. Traffic was halted through the area Monday afternoon as firefighters fought the blaze. ``No injuries were reported and no structures were lost or damaged in the fire, although we have contacted Animal Control and requested they help with some animal evacuations,'' 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 Inspector John Mancha. ``There's a lot of heavy brush in the area.'' Mancha said the fire was reported at 1:38 p.m. on 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 between Fitch Avenue and Linda Vista Street. More than 300 firefighters from 25 engine companies battled the blaze. They were helped by five helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft "Airplane" and "Aeroplane" redirect here. For other uses, see Airplane (disambiguation). A fixed-wing aircraft is a heavier-than-air craft where movement of the wings in relation to the aircraft is not used to generate lift. dropping water and chemical fire retardant fire retardant Public health A chemical used to resist combustion, which may contain polybrominated biphenyls and antimony oxide on the flames. CAPTION(S): 3 photos, map Photo: (1 -- 3 -- color) Horses, top, back away from the heat of a fast-moving brush fire Monday in Canyon Country. At right, a county firefighter moves to protect stables and homes along Fitch Avenue as a cow moves to safety. At left, firefighters direct a stream of water on a pen full of pigs as flames roar up a hillside along Sierra Highway. David Crane/Staff Photographer Map: Brush fire, over 120 acres burned |
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