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Firefighters Contain Small Brush Fire Near Baldwin Hills At Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area [Updated]
Updated 1:58 p.m.: Firefighters have contained the small brush fire on La Cienega Sunday afternoon, according to ABC. The blaze burned approximately half an acre and the cause is still not known.
A brush fire erupted on the 4100 block of South La Cienega Boulevard in the Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area Sunday morning. The fire is burning between La Cienega Boulevard and La Brea Boulevard near Baldwin Hills.
The Los Angeles Fire Department arrived on the scene around 10:40 a.m. to assist the Los Angeles County Fire Department with air water drops and ground support. The fire is in Los Angeles County Fire Department's jurisdiction, and both agencies are working together to put out the fire.
The L.A. County Fire Department could not be reached for information on whether any structures are threatened. The story will be updated as more information becomes available.
Today marks the end of the brief cooling period in Los Angeles after last week's rain, with temperatures downtown expected to reach the mid-80s today and crawl up to the high 80s and low 90s this week, according to the National Weather Service.
#LAFD Water dropping aircraft over a #fire burning in #baldwinhills between La Brea and La Cienega pic.twitter.com/RH1pudGYVf
— Jovana Lara (@abc7jovana) September 24, 2017
— Leslie Sykes (@abc7leslie) September 24, 2017
FYI brush fire on La Brea pic.twitter.com/5lTF2BMyJ9
— Anana Hicks (@dawnonyou) September 24, 2017
There’s a pretty sizable fire happening near Kenneth Hahn Park. pic.twitter.com/snuDwhURZi
— David McGreavy (@DominusNoctis) September 24, 2017