Small Brush Fire Breaks Out In Monterey Park

Los Angeles CA

19 July, 2021

4:31 PM

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MONTEREY PARK, CA— Firefighters knocked down an eight-acre brush fire in the Monterey Park area. The blaze broke out shortly after noon Monday near the southbound Long Beach (710) Freeway north of the Pomona (60) Freeway, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Firefighters stopped the forward progress of the flames within about an hour, the county fire department reported. Some crews remained on scene dousing hot spots. No injuries were immediately reported, and no structures were damaged. Authorities did not immediately identify the cause of the brush fire. #BREAKING: Crews are battling a three-acre brush fire near the southbound 710 Freeway north of the 60 Freeway in the Monterey Park area. Photo: #SkyFOX pic.twitter.com/5PqFY87Rdp— FOX 11 Los Angeles (@FOXLA) July 19, 2021 City News Service and Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.