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A fire broke out near Sand Canyon Road Monday afternoon, prompting a full first-alarm response, officials said.
UPDATE: 4:50 p.m. — Forward progress on the Canyon Country fire has stopped at just over an acre, according to fire officials.
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Just before 4 p.m. Monday, a vegetation fire was reported near Sand Canyon Road and Vista Point Lane in Canyon Country, according to Supervisor Melanie Flores, with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Dubbed the Sand fire, the blaze was confirmed to have reached a half-acre in size within minutes of it being initially reported, Flores said.
A full first-alarm response has been instated, and firefighters were working to extinguish the blaze as of 4:15 p.m. Monday, according to fire officials.
Ed Note: This is a breaking news story, more information will be posted as it is made available.
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Fires do not “break out”. How did this start? It had to be human caused. Was it an arsonist? A cigarette? Let’s start finding out so that we can address the reasons and try to stop fires. Brush does not cause fires. The super bloom does not cause fires. Humans cause fires. We need to start addressing why we are causing these fires and try to stop humans from starting them.