BREAKING NEWS: Firefighters Battle Highlands Fire Flare-Up
Firefighters are now battling a flare-up within a brush fire that first started in a remote area off Michael Lane and Palisades Court in the Highlands area Friday evening at 10 p.m., according to LAFD.
"The estimated size is 100 acres 'slop over' (meaning the edge of the fire crossed a control line as opposed to a 'spot fire,' which is ahead of the fire body)," according to spokesperson Margaret Stewart as of 4:15 p.m. Saturday. "The terrain is very steep and extremely difficult to navigate, which hinders ground-based firefighting operations. The bulk of the firefighting is air based."
Members of the sheriff's Special Enforcement Bureau were searching for a person suspected of setting the fire, Deputy Alejandra Parra confirmed to City News Service.
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