Crime & Safety
Firefighters Quickly Douse Nicholas Beach Fire
The brush fire burns an eighth of an acre before it is contained.
Firefighters made quick work of a brush fire Sunday at Nicholas Beach in Malibu.
The flames scorched about an eighth of an acre before firefighters contained the flames by about 4:30 p.m., according to theΒ Los Angeles CountyΒ Fire Department.
"The cause is yet to be determined,"Β Lt. Robert Ward of theΒ Lost Hills Sheriff's Station told Patch. "The call about the fire came in at about 4:15 p.m."
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Lost Hills/Malibu Sheriff's Station deputies also responded to the incident.
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