Firefighters quickly doused a brush fire in Newhall Friday afternoon as law enforcement officials searched for a possible arsonist in connection to the incident.
Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel worked to extinguish a quarter-acre blaze in the wash near Railroad Avenue and 15th Street at around 3:30 p.m., according to Fire Department spokesman Franklin Lopez.
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies also responded to the scene.
In a tweet Friday, officials said:
“Please avoid the area of Railroad Avenue and 15th Street in Newhall as fire crews work to contain this fire. No structures threatened at this time.”
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An SCV Sheriff’s Station deputy questions a man who may have witnessed a suspect leaving the scene of a small brush fire in the riverbed near Railroad Avenue and 15th Street on Friday, October 2, 2020. | Photo: Dan Watson / The Signal.
Initial reports indicated that witnesses saw a person near the wash shortly before the start of the fire.
Lopez confirmed no structures were threatened.
This is a breaking news story and additional information will be released as it becomes available.
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A small brushfire broke out off Railroad Avenue in Newhall Friday afternoon, October 2, 2020. | Photo: SCVTV.
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