BRIEFLY BRUSH FIRE DOUSED, PUT OUT IN AN HOUR.SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - A fast-moving blaze charred four acres of dry brush along the westbound lanes of the Ronald Reagan Freeway on Sunday, closing two lanes for about two hours, fire officials said. Firefighters were called in at about noon to put out a brush fire that erupted from a van parked near the Rocky Peak Rocky Peak is the name of the 3rd highest point in the Santa Susana Mountains, which overlook both Chatsworth and Simi Valley, in Southern California. The peak, which is 2,714 feet above sea level, sits on the Los Angeles County/Ventura County line. Road exit in Simi Valley, said 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. spokesman Brian Humphrey. Flames jumped from the 1971 Volkswagen van to the dry hillside. Three water-dropping helicopters and 45 firefighters from three agencies contained the blaze in about an hour, Humphrey said. ``It was the precision of the water-dropping helicopters that held the flame to four acres,'' he said. No injuries were reported. - Daily News Man shot, killed in banquet hall Definition A banquet hall is a room used for social gatherings like receptions, reunions, parties, and business events. GLENDALE - An 18-year-old man was shot and killed early Sunday at a popular city banquet hall, police said. He was shot just after midnight Saturday at the Chattanooga Banquet Hall in the 800 block of Colorado Boulevard Colorado Boulevard (or Colorado Street) is a major east-west street in Southern California, United States. It runs from Griffith Park in Los Angeles east through Glendale, the Eagle Rock section of Los Angeles, Pasadena, and Arcadia, ending in Monrovia. , Glendale police Sgt. Steve Carey said. He was taken to Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center, where he died of his injuries. One suspect was taken into custody for questioning, Carey said. The victim's name was not released, pending notification of relatives. - Daily News Man dies Sunday, shot while at party SANTA PAULA - A 25-year-old man died Sunday after he was shot in front of a home where he had been attending a Halloween party, officials said. The Santa Paula man was shot about 12:25 a.m. in the 300 block of Cameron Street and was taken to Santa Paula Memorial Hospital, where he died from his injuries, police said. Investigators were looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a motive in the shooting and did not identify the victim. - Daily News |
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