The Soledad Fire that erupted Sunday afternoon has burned nearly 1,500 acres, and is 68 percent contained as of Tuesday morning, officials said.
As of 7 a.m. Tuesday, the Soledad Fire is at 1,498 acres and is 68 percent contained, according to Fire officials.
“All evacuations were lifted (Monday) at 2 p.m.,” Leslie Lua, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department said.
The brush fire was first reported Sunday afternoon at around 3:30 p.m. near the 14 Freeway and Soledad Canyon.
As the fire continued to rapidly spread and threaten homes on Soledad, Aqua Dulce and Briggs Canyon Roads, firefighters quickly requested a third alarm response to assist in the firefight and to protect the surrounding homes.
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“No homes were damaged or destroyed,” Lua said.
Multiple firefighters from the Los Angeles County and City fire departments as well as the Angeles National Forest and Ventura County supported in getting the blaze contained.
As of Tuesday morning, 30 engines, 12 hand crews, two dozers and six water tenders were assigned to continue the work towards full containment on the fire, for a total of 411 firefighters working the blaze.
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