RESIDENTS FEEL THE HEAT; SAUGUS HOMES SAVED FROM SEVEN-ACRE FIRE.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Staff Writer Flames raced up a Saugus hillside Monday afternoon and threatened more than a dozen homes, but the seven-acre brush fire was controlled before causing any damage. The 1:15 p.m. fire moved swiftly up the Bouquet Canyon ridge just off Alamogordo Road, coming within feet of many homes and into several back yards in one of the city's older neighborhoods. ``I had my living trust and my photo albums, and that's all I care about,'' said Joyce Layman LAYMAN, eccl. law. One who is not an ecclesiastic nor a clergyman. , 54, who prepared to leave after watching the fire come within feet of her home. 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 firefighters were stationed at two of her neighbors' homes and guarded several others as flames as high as five feet engulfed the hillside. ``Potentially, we could have lost 10 homes,'' said Fire Chief Mike Sandeman. ``The brush is a real threat to this area.'' More than 125 firefighters and four water-dropping helicopters worked more than an hour to extinguish Extinguish Retire or pay off debt. the flames. The cause of the fire had not been determined by late afternoon. Linda Maddux, 37, of Newhall said she called for help for her disabled father who was home alone in the fire area. ``They came straight to the house,'' said Maddux, who came by to check on her father and gather personal belongings personal belongings npl → efectos mpl personales should he be ordered to evacuate e·vac·u·ate v. 1. To empty or remove the contents of. 2. To excrete or discharge waste matter, especially of the bowels. . ``They foamed down the roof and then watered it.'' Many of the homes in the area have wood-shingle roofs, which easily ignite in brush fires. While the threat lingered, there was no damage to property, officials said. Many of the residents gathered outside to watch firefighters. Some even got involved. Keith Jones Keith Jones may refer to:
``He's so heroic,'' said Charlene Oliver, 49, a neighbor with two young daughters. ``He's right up there.'' Oliver said she could feel the heat from the flames as she walked down her street. ``We are surrounded by hills and it just terrifies me,'' said Oliver, who has lived in the area for two years. ``You never know what's going to happen.'' One firefighter was sent to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital after suffering from heat exhaustion heat exhaustion, condition caused by overexposure to sunlight or another heat source and resulting in dehydration and salt depletion, also known as heat prostration. The symptoms are severe headaches, weakness, dizziness, blurred vision, and sometimes unconsciousness. . No other injuries were reported. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos, Map PHOTO (1--Color) A firefighter wets down hot spots hot spots acute moist dermatitis. Monday afternoon after a brush fire burned seven acres and threatened homes. No injuries or property damage occurred. (2--Color--Ran in SAC Sac: see Sac and Fox. SAC - 1. An early system on the Datatron 200 series. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)]. Edition only) Firefighters check for hot spots near Seco Canyon. The fire moved along the Bouquet Canyon ridge, just off Alamogordo Road. (3--Color--Ran in SAC Edition only) A helicopter makes a drop in the hills between Bouquet Canyon and Seco Canyon. Shaun Dyer/Special to the Daily News MAP: (Ran in SAC Edition only) 2-alarm fire in Seco Canyon |
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