Firefighters Stop Half-Acre Brush Fire In Elysian Park

LOS ANGELES, CA — Firefighters stopped the forward progress of a half-acre brushfire that was burning slowly in the Elysian Park area of Los Angeles Monday.

The fire was reported at 11:56 p.m. Sunday in the 1400 block of North Elysian Park Road at Park Road Drive East, according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Jamie Stewart.

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First arriving firefighters reported the fire was burning slowly in medium-sized brush with no structures threatened, Stewart said.

Forward progress of the fire was stopped at 12:50 a.m. Monday, leaving firefighters to put out any remaining hot spots, he said. No injuries were reported.

City News Service