Brush Fire Burns About an Acre in Lake Balboa

A non-injury fire burned about an acre of brush in the Lake Balboa area today before it was knocked down, authorities said.

The blaze was reported at 3:37 p.m. near the intersection of Balboa and Victory boulevards, not far from the Balboa Sports Center and Lake Balboa, Erik Scott of the Los Angeles Fire Department said.

Thirty-one firefighters attacking the flames from the ground and air took 42 minutes to knock down the fire, which burned in medium to heavy brush, Scott said.

No structures were threatened. The cause is under investigation.

The fire was not far from another one that broke out on the south side of the Sepulveda Basin on Friday afternoon.

That blaze in the 15700 block of Burbank Boulevard touched off spot fires and scorched about 30 acres on either side of the boulevard before a 2 1/2-hour air and ground attack by more than 125 firefighters snuffed the flames.

--City News Service

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