Crime & Safety
Brush Fire Stalls Traffic On 60 Freeway In Diamond Bar
Diamond Bar traffic slowed to a crawl on Monday as firefighters battled a three-acre blaze.
DIAMOND BAR, CA — Los Angeles County fire crews have stopped the forward progress of a nearly 3-acre brush fire in the vicinity of the westbound Pomona (60) Freeway east of Diamond Bar Boulevard. The right two lanes of Westbound 60 were blocked due to emergency vehicles in the area.
The fire, which began shortly after 4:3o p.m. Monday, raced uphill toward homes, according to LA County Fire. Area firefighters went to work on the blaze while a helicopter made water drops from above. By 5 p.m. the blaze was being battled by a second helicopter.
Sky Crane and County Fire Helicopters filling up their water tanks at a small pond in Diamond Bar @KNX1070 #KNXEYEINTHESKY pic.twitter.com/swJopKn2kb
— scott burt (@scottburtknx) July 31, 2017
There were no evacuations or injuries reported in the blaze, and no word as to the cause of the fire as of this report.
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Brush Fire in Diamond Bar. 60 WB before Diamond Bar Blvd, 2 Right Lanes Blocked. Backed up through the 71 @KNX1070 #KNXEYEINTHESKY pic.twitter.com/CIHwJn1bVe
— scott burt (@scottburtknx) July 31, 2017
County Fire Helicopter makes a water drop on the Diamond Bar Fire. @KNX1070 #KNXEYEINTHESKY pic.twitter.com/kBWc9XkEbV
— scott burt (@scottburtknx) July 31, 2017
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