A brush fire that has burned 5,208 acres since breaking out Wednesday in the Castaic area has been 87% contained Saturday, with firefighters battling punishing triple-digit heat along with the flames.
A brush fire that has burned 5,208 acres since breaking out Wednesday in the Castaic area was 87% contained Saturday, with firefighters battling punishing triple-digit heat along with the flames.
Bolstered by the addition of two Super Scooper water-dropping aircraft, hundreds of firefighters on the ground and in the air continued their assault, working to extend a containment line around the blaze, according to the fire department. The seven firefighters who suffered heat-related injuries Wednesday have all been released from the hospital and were "doing well,'' authorities said.One home along Ridge Route was destroyed, and a separate outbuilding in a different location was damaged, Angeles National Forest Fire Chief Robert Garcia said Thursday.for this to go far worse than it did,'' Garcia said. "So, thanks to our partners for keeping the public and our firefighters safe.
An evacuation order issued Wednesday afternoon for the Paradise Ranch Mobile Home park in Gorman was lifted Thursday, along with an order for homes along Ridge Route Road.
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