Firefighters knock down Tujunga blaze amid dangerous conditions

Sunday, October 22, 2017
TUJUNGA, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Amid dangerous red-flag conditions firefighters mobilized a big response and quickly knocked down a brush fire in the hills near a homeless encampment in Tujunga.

The fire was reported at 9:44 p.m. in heavy brush near the 11100 block of Oro Vista Avenue. It took 39 minutes for 52 firefighters from three agencies to contain and knock down the fire.
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No injuries or structural damage were reported.

The cause is under investigation.
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A triple-digit heat wave with dry Santa Ana winds this week in Southern California is triggering warnings about high fire danger throughout the region.
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