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Fire crews stopped the progress of a new, 40-acre brush fire that was burning in Los Angeles near Interstate 405, the Getty Museum and Bel-Air early Thursday morning, officials said.
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Mike Ives, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Jurupa Valley fire crews battled a brush fire in the Santa Ana River bottom Tuesday evening after having extinguished a blaze in a similar location last week.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
After feeding the baby, my daughter’s school announced an evacuation due to a small brush fire nearby.
—Paula James-Martinez, Glamour, 18 Jan. 2025
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On the morning of Jan. 7, a firefighter near the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles observed a 10-acre brush fire along a ridgeline and sent out a warning.
—Chiara Eisner, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
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Mike Ives, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Jurupa Valley fire crews battled a brush fire in the Santa Ana River bottom Tuesday evening after having extinguished a blaze in a similar location last week.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
After feeding the baby, my daughter’s school announced an evacuation due to a small brush fire nearby.
—Paula James-Martinez, Glamour, 18 Jan. 2025
Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
On the morning of Jan. 7, a firefighter near the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles observed a 10-acre brush fire along a ridgeline and sent out a warning.
—Chiara Eisner, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
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