More than 150 firefighters were able to contain a brush fire in the Chatsworth Park area Monday, saving several homes despite difficult conditions that included triple-digit temperatures, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Nicholas Prange said.
The fire broke out in the late morning in the Chatsworth Park area, with crews from LA City and County fire departments attacking the blaze from the air and the ground.
More than 150 firefighters participated in the operation, Prange said.
One LA County Firehawk helicopter fighting the Hummingbird fire on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, makes a water drop on a spot fire near Chatsworth Park. Another helicopter was ready to complete the job. (Photo by Mike Meadows/Contributing Photographer)
An LA County Fire Department camp crew gets ready to board a Firehawk helicopter for the ride back after they fininshed close to 2 hours of hard work Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, on the Hummingbird fire in Chatsworth. Firefighters held the blaze to 10 acres and saved several homes in the area. (Photo by Mike Meadows/Contributing Photographer)
While crews initially stopped forward progress of the brush fire, a sudden increase in wind sent embers floating over containment lines and growing the blaze in size, Prange said.
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Firefighters were able to stop the blaze at 10 acres by the afternoon, saving several homes in the process, Prange added.
Three firefighters suffering from heat-related illness were taken to a local hospitals in fair condition, Prange said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
