Crews extinguish brush fire burning in between homes, the 60 Freeway in Diamond Bar

Fire crews Monday were able to extinguish a quarter-acre brush fire burning on a hillside between homes and the 60 Freeway in Diamond Bar.

The fire broke out below Looking Glass Drive and Featherwood Drive at about 11:30 a.m. Monday. The flames were apparently sparked by a big rig fire that spread to a 100-foot-by-100-foot patch of grass. 

Fire crews are on the scene, spraying water on the flames from right outside the property lines of hillside homes. At least one helicopter has been brought in to drop water on the flames.

The number 3 and 4 lanes of the westbound 60 Freeway were closed as a precaution while firefighters worked to extinguish the flames.

No homes were damaged and no injuries were reported.