Crime & Safety

Brush Fire Burns Along 2 Freeway at Mountain Street

Firefighters are battling a half-acre grass fire off the 2 Freeway.

A half-acre grass fire has prompted closure of the northbound Glendale (2) Freeway at Mountain Street in Glendale, according to the California Highway Patrol. 

Traffic is backed up along the Glendale 2 and 134 freeways. California Highway Patrol is closing the northbound 2 freeway at the 134 freeway. Drivers can expect the freeway to be shut down for some time during the blaze, said CHP Officer Charmaine Fajardo. 

A Los Angeles County Fire Department helicopter has landed on the freeway. 

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