Firefighters Stop Half-Acre Brush Fire In Elysian Park

LOS ANGELES, CA — Firefighters stopped the forward progress of a half-acre brushfire that was burning slowly in the Elysian Park area of Los Angeles Monday.

The fire was reported at 11:56 p.m. Sunday in the 1400 block of North Elysian Park Road at Park Road Drive East, according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Jamie Stewart.

First arriving firefighters reported the fire was burning slowly in medium-sized brush with no structures threatened, Stewart said.

Forward progress of the fire was stopped at 12:50 a.m. Monday, leaving firefighters to put out any remaining hot spots, he said. No injuries were reported.

City News Service