A fire at an apartment building in Newhall was quickly knocked down by firefighters Wednesday. Around 1 p.m. Wednesday, first responders received reports of an apartment fire in the 23700 block of Via Canon in Newhall, said Geovanni Sanchez, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “Smoke was showing from a two-story apartment building,” Sanchez said. As of ...

A big rig hauling garbage caught fire early Tuesday morning in Newhall which blocked the northbound 5 Freeway off-ramp to Calgrove Boulevard for several hours. Around 4:55 a.m. Tuesday, a big rig hauling a trailer stopped on the right shoulder of northbound 5 Freeway near the Calgrove Boulevard off-ramp, said Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol (CHP) ...

A structure fire prompted a response from firefighters Friday morning in Newhall. Just after 10 a.m. Friday, firefighters received reports of a structure fire in the 21300 block of Nandina Lane in Newhall, said Ed Pickett, a dispatch Supervisor for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “There was report of a dryer fire at that location,” Pickett said. The fire ...

An electrical fire broke out Wednesday evening at the Evergreen Animal Care Center in Newhall.  At around 5:30 p.m. first responders received reports of an electrical fire at Evergreen, located on the 23000 block of Newhall Avenue, according to spokesperson Miguel for the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  “It came in as an alarm and it was upgraded to an ...

A man suffered first and second degree burns Saturday after his car burst into flames on the 14 Freeway and spread to the surrounding brush. At around 1:40 p.m. first responders received reports of a car on fire on the 14 Freeway by the Newhall off and on ramps, according to Captain Manny Sampang with the Los Angeles County Fire ...

A Newhall arson suspect was apprehended Thursday and charged with setting two separate fires, exactly two weeks apart.  Santa Clarita Valley detectives have been investigating two Newhall arson incidents that recently occurred in a heavily wooded residential area near the 24200 block of Valley street exactly two weeks apart from each other, said Deputy Natalie Arriaga, spokesperson with the Santa ...

A vehicle fire on the 5 Freeway prompted a response from firefighters Tuesday.  The vehicle fire, dubbed the Calgrove Incident, was reported on the northbound 5 Freeway near Calgrove Boulevard in Newhall, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD).  “It went out as a brush fire, when we got on scene it was a vehicle fire, ...

A structure fire ignited near Hart Park early Monday morning in Old Town Newhall. Around 12:40 a.m. Monday, emergency responders received reports of a structure fire on the 22800 block of Market Street near Hart Park in Newhall, according to Tom Stafford, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  “We received reports of a contents fire on the ...

A vehicle fire near a Newhall intersection slowed traffic during the afternoon rush hour on Tuesday. At 4:43 p.m. Tuesday emergency responders received reports of a vehicle fire near the intersection of Newhall Avenue and Sierra Highway in Newhall, per initial reports from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Witnesses described seeing a vehicle fire with its engine fully engulfed ...

The Newhall El Pollo Loco restaurant location took its famous fire-grilled chicken to the next level late Friday night, when a small fire was reported inside the walls of the business, officials said. At 11:59 p.m. Friday, emergency responders received reports of a commercial structure fire on the 24800 block of Pico Canyon Road, later discovered to be the El ...