Burning Semitruck Ignites Half-Acre Brush Fire in Mission Hills

Burning Semitruck Ignites Half-Acre Brush Fire in Mission Hills

A semitruck engulfed in flames caused a half-acre brush fire in Mission Hills Tuesday evening. Firefighters responded at approximately 6:55 p.m. Tuesday to the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway after receiving reports of a semitruck that was on fire, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The fire spread to nearby brush, burning approximately a half-acre of vegetation before firefighters contained the blaze at 8:05 p.m., fire officials s…

Brush fire burns along 405 Freeway in Mission Hills, causing traffic delays

A fire burning along the northbound 405 Freeway in Mission Hills was causing traffic delays on Tuesday evening. What started as a big-rig fire near where the 405 meets the 5 Freeway spread to the brush and made its way up the hill, video from NewsChopper4 showed. Crews quickly worked to attack the blaze from the ground and the air, stopping its forward progress a little after 8 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. At one point dur…