A small but growing brush fire broke out in Topanga Canyon on Wednesday, July 26, with city and county firefighters working to contain the blaze.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department said the fire started at 2:01 p.m. near N. Topanga Canyon Boulevard and Santa Maria Road. Fire officials said the fire had burned about a half-acre of brush by then. About a half hour later, the fire had burned at least seven acres.
Just before 3 p.m., county fire officials said the blaze had exploded to 50 acres.
The brush fire was burning on top of a ridge overlooking the old Topanga Corral, a historic concert venue that’s now a vacant lot after the facility burned down twice.
Firefighting aircraft were making water and fire-retardant drops shortly after the fire began spreading along the ridge.
There was no information Wednesday about potential evacuations — the ridge where the fire was burning is surrounded by sparse neighborhoods nestled along Topanga Canyon.
L.A. County fire officials said the fire was burning at a moderate pace. City fire officials said the brush in that area was moderate to heavy, and that the fire was being spurred on by light winds in the area.
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