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The Cutoff Fire broke out near Aliso Canyon Tuesday afternoon, prompting a response from firefighters shortly after the nearby Bear Trap Fire was extinguished, officials said.
The brush fire, dubbed the Cutoff Fire, was first reported to firefighters around 1 p.m. Tuesday near Aliso and Bear Trap Canyon Roads in Acton, which is part of the Angeles National Forest, said Leslie Lua, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
As of 1:40 p.m. the fire is at a half an acre with forward progress stopped, according to Fire officials.
The fire is currently burning in light fuels with no structures threatened, according to Fire officials.
This fire is the second blaze to erupt in the area following the Bear Trap Fire, which broke out around 11:40 a.m. Tuesday, according to Fire officials.
Ed. Note: This is a breaking news story, more information will be added as it becomes available.
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I hope there is some follow-up on cause with these as we seem to get a fire in this area every time it is hot or windy. I recall several caused by welding/grinding activity. Do people still need to be reminded not to weld or grind outside near brush on windy/hot days and to use extreme caution otherwise? Is there commercial activity in this area where business owners need to be reminded that they need to exercise care and be fined?
This area is extremely rural. There is no commercial activity there – large land plots with outhouses/sheds/barns abundant. This has to be either a resident working on their property sparking it or someone driving out there and intentionally doing this. There are a set of high voltage power lines running along there but those are constantly checked and maintained actively, appearing to be pretty new/safe. The area is also
Fires don’t “break out”. 95% are human caused, according to CalFire, so what caused this one? Was it intentionally set or just carelessness. It is important to start reporting causes if we are ever going to reduce fires. People that care, will be more careful if they understand that certain actions cause fires (cigarettes, sparks, etc.) andif intentionally set, we need to all be on the look out for arsonists. Why don’t you ever report causes or at least “suspected” cause. I am so sick of hearing a fire “broke out”. It didn’t Someone started it.