Brush Fire Scorches Brentwood Hillside

BRENTWOOD, CA — Crews knocked down a small brush fire that broke out in Brentwood near the Getty Center Tuesday afternoon not far from the Palisades fire that scorched 40 acres Monday. About a quarter acre of brush burned uphill in the area around North Kenter Avenue Monday shortly before 3:30 p.m.

Crews mounted a successful ground and air attack to put out the blaze, according to Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

The blaze was not threatening any structures, said Humphrey. Air drops were called in to fight the blaze, and no injuries or damage to structures were reported.

Smoke from the blaze could be seen from the 405 Freeway as the afternoon rush hour approaches.

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