MAJOR RESPONSE HOLDS BRUSH FIRE TO ONLY 5 ACRES.Byline: Staff and Wire Services A roadside brush fire charred about five acres Saturday afternoon, backing up traffic on Interstate 5 as firefighters battled the blaze, officials said. The fire was touched off when a Nissan Titan The Nissan Titan is a full-size pickup truck produced in the American market by Nissan. The truck shares the stretched Nissan F-Alpha platform with the Nissan Armada and Infiniti QX56 SUVs, and is manufactured in Canton, Mississippi. caught fire and flames spread to brush alongside the freeway about 12:30 p.m., officials said. Firefighters used 11 fire engines, six hand crews, four helicopters and two water-dropping planes to keep the blaze from growing. It took about two hours to control the fire, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. officials. Authorities closed the Old Road between 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 and Calgrove. No injuries were reported and no structures were threatened. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Firefighters work to extinguish Extinguish Retire or pay off debt. a brush fire in the hills near Interstate 5 in Valencia Saturday afternoon. The brush was 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. after a car caught fire on the Old Road and the flames spread to surrounding vegetation. Alex Collins/Special to the Daily News |
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