New brush fire sparks in northwest Los Angeles County

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Firefighters are responding to a new brush fire that was sparked in the hills of Castaic in Los Angeles County Wednesday morning.

The crews were initially called to a 10-acre fire reported near Ridge Route Road and Lake Hughes Road, the Angeles National Forest posted on X, formerly Twitter, at 3:12 a.m.

The blaze, dubbed the Lago Fire, quickly grew to about 25 acres by 4:09 a.m.

  • Lago Fire in Castaic
  • Lago Fire in Castaic

Firefighters worked quickly to build containment lines around the fire, the Angeles National Forest stated.

Sky5 was overhead at 4:45 a.m. where crews had gained the upper hand on the fire, which was 50% contained.

A large response of fire trucks could be seen along Lake Hughs Road where crews could monitor embers still burning in the brush.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injury from the fire.

Check back for updates on this developing story.

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