BRUSH FIRE BREAKS OUT IN GLENDALE; NO STRUCTURES BURNED.Byline: Staff and wire Daily News Staff Writer A brush fire raged through a rugged canyon above the city Thursday but was nearly contained by nightfall, fire officials said. The fire, which started about 2 p.m. in the 1600 block of West Mountain Street above the Brand Library, charred several acres and sent clouds of smoke billowing bil·low n. 1. A large wave or swell of water. 2. A great swell, surge, or undulating mass, as of smoke or sound. v. bil·lowed, bil·low·ing, bil·lows v.intr. 1. above the city, according to the Glendale Fire Department. Sixteen units from the Burbank and Glendale fire departments responded, along with two 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 water-dropping helicopters, officials said. The blaze did not threaten any structures and there were no evacuations. Meanwhile, firefighters in other parts of the state struggled to contain blazes that had scorched scorch v. scorched, scorch·ing, scorch·es v.tr. 1. To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of. See Synonyms at burn1. 2. thousands of acres in the last few days. By late Thursday afternoon, firefighters battling brush fires in Santa Barbara County and the San Jacinto Mountains San Jacinto Mountains Segment of the Pacific Coast Ranges, southwestern California, U.S. San Jacinto Peak is the highest point in these mountains, at 10,804 ft (3,293 m); the city of Palm Springs lies at its eastern base. were aided by cooler temperatures - down to the mid-80s from the mid-90s - and an increase in humidity. A fire that started Wednesday afternoon southwest of Cuyama in the Los Padres National Forest Los Padres National Forest is a forest located in southern and central California, which includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to Monterey, extending inland. Elevations range from sea level to 8,831 feet. had 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. nearly 3,000 acres. By late Thursday, the blaze was nearly 50 percent contained, according to U.S. Forest Service spokesman Joe Pasinato. Elsewhere, residents who were evacuated because of the 9,600-acre fire near Idyllwild and Pine Cove in the San Jacinto Mountains were allowed to return to their homes Thursday. The evacuation order was lifted Wednesday night after firefighters contained the wildfire. The blaze was surrounded five days after it was sparked by a target shooter's bullet. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos PHOTO (1) A Los Angeles County Fire Department copter cop·ter n. Informal A helicopter. dr ops water on the Glendale fire. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News (2) Firefighters try to contain the brush fire that burned several acres in Glendale. (3) Residents watch the fire that started above the Brand Library on Mountain Street. Terri Thuente/Daily News |
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