Crime & Safety
Helicopters Quell Brush Fire in Montecito Heights
The blaze was knocked down by helicopter crews at around 1:30 p.m.
Helicopters and ground crews quelled a grassfire in the hills of Montecito Heights today.
About a half acre of hillside was spotted burning at 1:13 p.m., Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson Shawn Lenske said. The fire was on Avenue 33 near Griffin Avenue, a section of open space and parkland where grassfires are a common spring occurrence.
Helicopters dropped water on the fire, which did not spread quickly in mild winds, relatively high humidity and cool temperatures.
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Airborne spotters said the only smoke they could spot was from some smoldering trees, about 45 minutes after the fire broke out.
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