Controlled Burn Fans Neighbors’ Fears
A 400-acre controlled burn in the San Gabriel Mountains north of Sylmar caused some anxious moments Monday for neighbors, who feared that they were seeing a wildfire, authorities said.
The controlled burn was centered in the May Canyon area between Sylmar and Santa Clarita. Under the supervision of the Los Angeles County Fire Department and the U.S. Department of Forestry, the fires were set at 8 a.m., seven miles east of the interchange of the Golden State and Antelope Valley freeways, according to Forest Service spokeswoman Gail Wright.
Wright said that for a time Monday evening, firefighters lost control of the blaze and it consumed at least 20 acres outside the prescribed burn area, far from any homes.
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