Crime & Safety
Firefighter Injured Battling 15-Acre Topanga Fire
A second-alarm fire burning amid dense brush in the Topanga area threatened multiple structures Monday afternoon.
TOPANGA, CA — A brush fire scorched about 15 acres in Topanga Monday, initially threatening some structures before fire crews got the upper hand on the blaze, but one firefighter suffered an unspecified minor injury.
The blaze, dubbed the Flores Fire, broke out near Tuna Canyon Road and Las Flores Heights Road and was burning uphill, according to fire authorities. The blaze was reported shortly before 3 p.m., and it quickly scorched between 15 acres. The fire prompted the closure of the intersection at Las Flores Heights Road and Tuna Canyon Road.
More than 200 firefighters battled the fire with fixed-wing air tankers and helicopters. The Los Angeles county and city firefighters mounted an aggressive attack to hold the fire at 15 acres as of 5 p.m.
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No evacuations were announced.
*UPDATE* We have now upgraded the #FloresFire to a 2nd alarm response. 195 firefighters are now committed in the air & on the ground. In addition to our @LACoFireAirOps water dropping helicopters, we also have fixed wing retardant dropping aircraft inbound to battle this blaze.
— L.A. County Fire Department (@LACoFDPIO) July 19, 2021
New Fire #SoCal Tuna Canyon Rd & Los Flores Hts Road, Topanga. Second alarm ordered. pic.twitter.com/g0j6Zv7KoT
— John Hawkins (@JhawkFire) July 19, 2021
City News Service contributed to this report.
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