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Breaking - Angeles Crest Highway partially closed due to fire

Car over side sparks brush fire, forward progress halted in first hour and a half of fire fight

A car over the side sparked a brush fire in the area of mile marker thirty, about four and a half miles above Foothill Boulevard in La Canada.

A unified command of fire response was able to stop the forward progress of the fire at roughly 11:10 AM but hot, dry winds remain a concern.

Information regarding the vehicle and passengers has not yet been released.

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As of 11:18 AM Angeles Crest Highway is closed to through traffic from Foothill Boulevard to Upper Big Tujunga Canyon.

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