Brush fire breaks out near homes in Hacienda Heights

Firefighters responded to a brush fire near homes in Hacienda Heights Friday afternoon after a Los Angeles County Fire Department helicopter spotted a person allegedly lighting fires in the area, authorities said.

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L.A. County Fire reported that crews were able to stop forward progress at 4:37 p.m., holding the blaze to 4.2 acres and mitigating danger to nearby structures.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

The fire was reported at 2:09 p.m. in the 17200 block of Colima Road, and firefighters were on the scene by 2:13 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

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Much of Southern California was facing a red flag warning due to especially dry, windy conditions increasing wildfire risks.

Aerial footage at 3:30 p.m. shows a huge plume of smoke rising from some shrubbery near a neighborhood, with a few flames visible.

With strong, dry gusts throughout the Southland, forecasters had warned of critical fire conditions specifically in the Inland Empire and Santa Ana Mountains, which are just 40 miles south of Hacienda Heights.

No other details have been released by the fire department.

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