BRIEFLY FIRE NEAR NEWHALL PUT DOWN QUICKLY.NEWHALL - A vehicle fire that started Thursday afternoon on 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. was quickly doused before it could spread beyond a half-acre of brush. The blaze next to the northbound lanes just north of the Golden State Freeway The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. Originally built as U.S. Highway 99, it was re-signed as Interstate 5 in 1964. , was reported at 3:35 p.m., said Felipe Villegas of the Los Angeles County Fire Department Not to be confused with Los Angeles Fire Department. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including the City of La . More than 40 firefighters, assisted by two water-dropping helicopters, extinguished ex·tin·guish tr.v. ex·tin·guished, ex·tin·guish·ing, ex·tin·guish·es 1. To put out (a fire, for example); quench. 2. To put an end to (hopes, for example); destroy. See Synonyms at abolish. 3. the flames by 4:08 p.m. The freeway truck lanes were closed briefly, causing a traffic backup, but no structures were threatened or injuries reported. Last week, a vehicle fire farther north on the I-5 spread and ignited brush vegetation, burning about two hours and threatening homes. The fire was knocked down, with no serious damage reported. - Daily News |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion