Firefighters respond to brush fire in Chatsworth
Los Angeles County Fire Department units were responding to a roughly two-acre brush fire burning in the area of Browns Canyon, north of Chatsworth.
The fire broke out around 1 a.m. Monday. near 11941 Ancona Way in Los Angeles. The fire is being fought with mutual aid from the Los Angeles Fire Department and Ventura County Fire Department.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation. There are no reports of injuries. No structures appear to be threatened at this time.
Strong Santa Ana winds continued battering much of the Southland Monday, again heightening the risk of wildfires and power outages.
The gusting winds were primarily affecting the northern portion of Los Angeles County, enveloping the San Fernando, Santa Clarita and San Gabriel valleys, along with the Malibu coast, Santa Monica Mountains, Calabasas, and the San Gabriel Mountains.
Red flag warnings indicating critical fire danger conditions were in place for those areas through 10 p.m. Monday.
"The strong Santa Ana wind event is a tad weaker today but still supporting widespread winds gusting between 35 and 55 mph with prone mountain and foothill locals gusting to around 60 mph," according to the National Weather Service. "These winds will continue through early afternoon before a gradual drop off through Tuesday. By Tuesday the weaker but still gusty winds are expected with peak gusts generally 35 to 45 mph mountains and foothills and 20 to 35 mph for prone valleys to interior coastal areas."
Widespread single-digit humidities were predicted to continue into Tuesday. from Sunday into Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
As of Monday morning, 420 customers in Los Angeles County had their power cut due to fire concerns.
