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Second Alarm Response Requested For Agua Dulce Brush Fire, Santa Clarita Structures Threatened

An Agua Dulce brush fire broke out near Santa Clarita Sunday, threatening several buildings.

UPDATE (1:00 p.m.): Two firefighters have been transported to local hospitals due to heat-related injuries caused by the Dulce fire according to Cheryl Sims, supervising dispatcher for the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

UPDATE (3:50 p.m.): The fire, dubbed the Dulce fire, has grown to over ten acres at 100 percent containment. Crews continue working to extinguish the blaze.

Around 1:50 p.m. Sunday, emergency responders received reports of a brush fire with structures threatened on Agua Dulce Canyon Road and W Sierra Highway in Agua Dulce, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department Captain Ron Haralson. 

“Looks like a second-alarm response with structures threatened,” Haralson said.

As of 2 p.m. Sunday, the fire was first reported as two acres in light to medium brush with structures threatened, according to Fire officials. 

The fire has spread to three acres as of 2:10 p.m. Sunday. 

A second-alarm response had been requested by Fire officials at around 2 p.m. as 8-12 mile per hour winds caused increased risk.

No injuries have been reported. 

Ed. Note: This is a breaking news story, more information will be added as it becomes available.


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Born and raised in Santa Clarita, Rachel Matta has always had a love for writing and media. The first time she ever smiled was actually while she was laying next to her mom as she flipped through the pages of a magazine. Upon graduating from high school in 2019, she chose to major in both journalism and political science at College of the Canyons with the intention of concentrating in news reporting. She began her journey at KHTS as a news intern in the summer of 2020 and officially joined the newsroom in the spring of 2021, intending to move forward with compassion and inquisition.