San Gabriel Canyon Road Reopened; Fire Nearly Out
With firefighters expecting to extinguish a canyon fire above Azusa in the Angeles National Forest later today, officials have reopened an important access road to the forest.
The blaze, which continues to smolder in the remote reaches of the San Gabriel Canyon area, has been surrounded after burning 4,075 acres, the U.S. Forest Service said.
San Gabriel Canyon Road, a key forest corridor closed from Sierra Madre Boulevard to East Fork Road since the fire broke out, reopened late Sunday night.
The cost of fighting the blaze--ignited last Tuesday by a homeowner clearing brush with a weed cutter--has risen to more than $5 million, officials said.
The fire destroyed one home and two outbuildings.
On Monday, more than 800 firefighters aided by nine helicopters continued their efforts against the fire with officials predicting it will be out by 6 p.m. today.
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