Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel responded to reports of a brush fire near the southbound side of State Route 14, south of Agua Dulce Canyon Road, just after noon, according to Supervisor Leslie Lua.
Firefighters on the scene reported a half-acre blaze upon their initial arrival, moving uphill in southwest winds of about 20 mph, Lua said. By 12:50 p.m., the fire had grown to 4 acres.
“Quebec 2 is dipping out of Castaic Lake,” she added, referring to the Super Scooper, a water-dropping aircraft.
The fire was reportedly started by a vehicle fire spreading from the freeway to nearby brush, according to Franklin Lopez, a spokesman for the Fire Department.
planes flying overhead. the scene, dropping retardant on a neighborhood now lined with fire trucks below. abc s kayna whitworth leads us off from the scene in los angeles tonight. reporter: tonight, the all-out assault, firefighters desperately trying to keep flames from burning down some of the most expensive homes in southern california. residents watching in horror, some with hoses in hand until they, too, run for it. this chopper putting out a fire on the cusp of engulfing a home. seconds later, police walking out the front door. a plane known as the super scooper later dropping water with laser precision. look how low they re flying to these homes. it s so close, they re flying so low. right on top of these homes. the wildfire sparked just before noon in the pacific palisades neighborhood of los angeles. you could see one woman running to her car as the fire closed in. they will not sleep, they will not rest, until they get this fire out. reporter: this father going on foot
reporter: most of the flames have died down this morning but there remains a lot of ash and smoke in the air. 2,000 people in this neighborhood remain under evacuation. firefighters scrambled to control a rapidly moving wildfire threatening the suburbs northeast of los angeles. with super scooper fixed wing aircraft, helicopters and ground crews racing against the weather. the blaze about 30 miles from downtown l.a. led to thousands of evacuations and destroyed part of the historic mansion once belonging to the singer sewing machine family. this is something that caught us by surprise. early in the morning. as we were driving down the long driveway, that dry was starting to catch fire and so he could feel the heat. reporter: january temperatures stretching into the 80s, humidity below 10% and the
northeast of los angeles. super scooper fixed wing aircraft, helicopters and ground crews racing against the weather. the blaze about 30 miles from downtown l.a. led to thousands of evacuations and destroyed part of the historic mansion once belonging to the singer sewing family. this is something that caught us by surprise. early in the morning as we were driving down the long driveway, that driveway was starting to catch fire. so you could see it. reporter: january temperatures stretching into the 80s, humidity below 10% and the forecast of hot santa ana winds threaten to turn the modest 1700 acre brush fire into a frightening conflagration. we were able to save hundreds if not thousands of homes this morning. reporter: firefighters and all but five homeowners caught a break. the fire slowed late in the day. fire started when these three men allowed their camp fire to