New brush fire erupts in Huntington Beach

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- Amid several brush fires burning in Southern California, a new blaze broke out in Huntington Beach Thursday.

Huntington Beach Fire Department officials said firefighters responded to a vegetation fire near Beach Boulevard and Adams Avenue just before 10 a.m. They made quick work of the brush fire, declaring a knockdown at about 12:20 p.m.

Officials said the blaze threatened structures, and some homeless people were evacuated.

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