Smoke from a brush fire that broke out in a riverbed in Montebello is captured by AIR7 HD on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015. (KABC)
Black smoke is seen from a brush fire in Montebello on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015. (KABC)
An ABC7 viewer shared this photo of a brush fire in Montebello on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015 using #abc7eyewitness. (twitter.com/carleejayy7)
Smoke billows from the scorched acres of a brush fire that broke out in Montebello on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015. (KABC)
Flames eat through dry brush in Montebello on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015. (KABC)
Firefighters work to douse the flames of a brush fire burning in Montebello on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015. (KABC)
Bright orange flames from a brush fire were seen in Montebello in the evening hours of Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015. (KABC)
MONTEBELLO, Calif. (KABC) -- A brush fire scorched acres of a riverbed in Montebello Sunday afternoon, prompting precautionary evacuations and road closures.