Crews extinguish brush fire near West Hills homes

Firefighters extinguished a fire in Knapp Ranch Park in West Hills Thursday evening. 

According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the flames have burned two acres of medium-to-heavy brush. 

Chinook helicopters helped the firefighting efforts as the flames crept up the hillside.

No mandatory evacuation orders have been issued as of 5:00 p.m. Th fire started at about 4:30 p.m. in the 25000 block of West Kittridge Street.