Update: Firefighters and Beekeeper Hurt as Fire Burns Brush, Hives

By City News Service

Updated at 3 p.m. with firefighters' condition and role of the vehicle.

Two firefighters were stung repeatedly, and a beekeeper was burned, when a vehicle, brush and some hives caught fire in the foothills east of the San Fernando Valley Saturday, an L.A. Fire Department official said.

One-half acre of brush burned at La Tuna Canyon Park. The male beekeeper suffered burns to his arm and face, and was taken to a hospital in fair condition. The two stung firefighters were treated at the scene, said Brian Humphrey, a
spokesman for the Los Angeles City Fire Department.

Firefighters dispatched to the 8300 block of La Tuna Canyon Road at 10:42 a.m. had the fire out within 37 minutes of their arrival, Humphrey said. The cause of the fire was under investigation but it was not thought to be triggered by the vehicle, Humphrey said. 









wo firefighters were stung repeatedly, and a
beekeeper was burned when a vehicle, brush and some hives somehow caught fire
in the foothills east of the San Fernando Valley today.
   One-half acre of brush burned at La Tuna Canyon Park. The male bee
keeper suffered burns to his arm and face, and was taken to a hospital in fair
condition. The two stung firefighters were listed in good condition, but it was
not immediately known if they needed to go to a hospital, said Brian Humphrey
of the Los Angeles City Fire Department.
   Firefighters dispatched to the 8300 block of La Tuna Canyon Road at
10:42 a.m. had the fire out within 37 minutes of their arrival, Humphrey said.
   A burning vehicle may have sparked the blaze, firefighters at the scene
said.