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Note that full containment doesn't mean the fire is completely out. In this case, it means that firefighters have managed to get a line completely around the wildfire's perimeter and it is now stopped from spreading. A fully contained wildfire may continue to burn within the containment perimeter but is not likely to spread.
LAFD fought a brush fire called the Spur Fire in Beverly Crest, with no structures damaged and no evacuations needed.
Video shows the man pouring what looks to be an accelerant on the wall of the business before setting it ablaze early Tuesday morning.
A new wildfire was reported today at 7:43 p.m. in Los Angeles County, California. Woodland Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.
The suit, which blames LADWP for damages caused by the devastating fire, amends a complaint filed in March and contains new allegations of city mismanagement and various attempts by LADWP to cover up its part in stoking the fire that destroyed nearly 7,000 homes and businesses and killed 12 people.
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City leaders praised first responders and drew attention to fire mitigation measures after the Rancho fire, which broke out on Monday afternoon, was largely contained by Tuesday evening.
Firefighters from the Los Angeles Fire Department and Beverly Hills Fire Department Wednesday worked together to put out the flames from a small brush fire that broke out in the hillside residential community of Beverly Glen. The fire was reported at 1:30 p.m. on San Ysidro Drive as the slow-moving brush fire burned one-quarter acre.
A check from State Farm to a Los Angeles fire survivor has taken more than a week to clear so far. A bank is concerned about insufficient funds.