Rowher Fire Burns Hundreds Of Acres Near Santa Clarita

SANTA CLARITA, CA — Firefighters have contained the Rowher Fire, a brush fire that burned more than 600 acres in Agua Dulce, near Mint Canyon by the Angeles National Forest.

A 4-5-acre fire began at 3 p.m. Wednesday, and began spreading rapidly. A second alarm was called in at 3:40 p.m.

A Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesperson told KHTS Radio that no structures have been threatened, despite the fire's huge size.

The fire continued to grow throughout Wednesday afternoon. Air tankers dropped water and fire retardant on and around the blaze to contain the flames.

According to Los Angeles County Fire, it had spread to 250 acres by 4:35 p.m. Wednesday, and 400 acres by 5:10 p.m., and 616 acres by 7:10 p.m.

By 8:45 p.m., the fire, dubbed the Rowher Fire, had burned more than 600 acres amid 6-12 mph winds in the valleys and 15-25 mph winds in the ridgetops, according to county fire Supervisor Michael Pittman and the National Weather Service.

Firefighters closely monitored the direction of the wind, which was pushing flames away from homes in Agua Dulce, but if it turned south, the situation could worsen, John Clearwater of the U.S. Forest Service told the Los Angeles Daily News.

The cause of the fire has not been determined.

|New Incident| #RowherFire Your #AngelesNF has responded to a wildfire west of Agua Dulce. Incident commander reports fire is 50-100 acres with 0% containment. pic.twitter.com/Av8AIEfrmY
— Angeles_NF (@Angeles_NF) July 1, 2020

The fire came just one day after a nearby fire burned 7 acres in Santa Clarita near Stevenson Ranch, just off Interstate 5.

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City News Service contributed to this report.