Brush fire in LA’s Hansen Dam area contained at 4 acres
LAKEVIEW TERRACE — A major emergency brush fire was burning Sunday night in the Hansen Dam Recreation Area in Lakeview Terrace, with 95 firefighters battling the flames on the ground and in the air. Ultimately it was contained at 4 acres.
A10:15 PM overview via @CBSLA regarding the March 13,2022 #HansenFire #wildfire in the #LakeViewTerrace area of the northeast #SanFernandoValley…
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The fire was first reported as 1/4 acre burning at 9:33 p.m. in the 10400 block of North Glenoaks Boulevard, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey.
It was moving slowly at first, fanned by 10 mph winds, Humphrey said.
By 10:10 p.m., it escalated to greater-alarm status, although no structures were threatened and no evacuations were ordered, he said.
No injuries were reported either, Humphrey said.
LAFD Alert-Update CONTAINED – #HansenFire Hansen Dam Major Emergency Brush Fire 10400 N Glenoaks Bl MAP: https://t.co/l71NfgN0s3 FS98; Fully Contained at 4 Acres in 99 minutes. No Injury. No Structures Damaged. DETAILS: https://t.co/9lDFCaOgTk
— LAFD (@LAFD) March 14, 2022
At 10:55 p.m., Humphrey reported the blaze had grown to major emergency status, having consumed brush on two fronts including three acres on the north and 1/4 acre on the south, near but not involving the recreation center’s golf course.
Broadcast video showed the flames lighting up the night sky. Crews from the Los Angeles County Fire Department worked with the LAFD on the fire fight.