Firefighters stopped a brush fire just feet away from homes in Los Angeles’ West Hills neighborhood Thursday afternoon. Firefighters are now warning about a potentially severe fire season. Macy Jenkins reports June 22, 2023.
Firefighters protected homes Thursday from a brush fire that raced up a hillside and burned to within a few feet of a residence in West Hills.
The fire near Knapp Ranch Park in West Hills burned approximately 2 acres after breaking out around 4:30 p.m. in the 25000 block of Kittridge Street.
"Right outside the kitchen, I could see a whole bunch of flames," said resident Mary Peck. "It was honestly terrifying. I could barely breathe."
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Video showed firefighters in the backyard of a home as smoke billowed over the hilltop.
The LAFD deployed ground crews to both sides of the fire and stopped flames from reaching homes at the top of a hill. About 100 LAFD firefighters, aided by water-dropping aircraft and Los Angeles County Fire Department firefighters, extinguished the fire in about 70 minutes.
"We were fortunate today there wasn't a whole lot of wind," said LAFD Battalion Chief Thomas Gikas.
No injuries were reported. Details about a cause were not immediately available.
