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A brush fire broke out Saturday, prompting a response From firefighters on the 14 Freeway near Escondido Canyon Road.
UPDATE (6:20 p.m.): The fire has been held to 9 acres in size by firefighters.
UPDATE (4:50 p.m.): The location of the fire has been updated to the 14 Freeway near Agua Dulce Canyon Road, and has burned five acres, according to Fire officials.
The brush fire, dubbed the Escondido Fire was first reported around 4 p.m. Saturday on the northbound 14 Freeway near Escondido Canyon Road north of Santa Clarita, according to Fire officials.
As of 4:20 p.m., the 14 Freeway brush fire has burned three acres with no structures threatened.
Traffic on the 14 Freeway is expected to be impacted.
Ed. Note: This is a breaking news story, more information will be added as it becomes available.
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ENOUGH ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry Robbie there aren’t any vagrants in the area to blame for this fire.
Most likely cause was either someone flicked their lit cig out the window – that happens more often than you think – or an over-heated vehicle started some brush on fire at the edge of the freeway or even a truck hauling a trailer with the trailer chains dragging on the pavement sending sparks into the nearby brush. I’m not saying that is what happened; I don’t have the definitive answer for that. At least it was knocked down in a couple of hours and doesn’t appear to have threatened any homes.
People need to be careful even when they are whizzing along at 70+ mph on the 14 or even the 5, there are a lot of ways commuters can cause a fire to “break out”.