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.”
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.
A small brushfire broke out off Railroad Avenue in Newhall Friday afternoon, October 2, 2020. | Photo: SCVTV.
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