Griffith Park fire contained after burning 50 acres
Authorities continue their examination of the incident; five starting points for the blaze were discovered in less than two hours on Saturday.
Firefighters contained a Griffith Park blaze Saturday night that burned 50 acres of brush as arson investigators continued to look into the suspicious nature of the fires' origins, authorities said.
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The blaze, which forced the evacuation of the Travel Town railroad museum, was reported at 2 p.m. Saturday, and within the next hour and forty-five minutes, four other fires in the vicinity were discovered. Fire officials said the start of so many fires so quickly was highly unusual.
More than 300 firefighters with the aid of four water-dropping helicopters, were able to control the fire by 7 p.m., said Ron Myers, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Officials today said they were classifying the incident as one fire. They had previously reported that the fire was only 60% contained by 8 p.m. Saturday, but recalculated Sunday morning and determined that the blaze had been fully controlled before then, Myers said.
One firefighter suffered minor injuries when he was struck in the face with hose fittings, Myers said.
No structures were reported damaged.
david.pierson@latimes.com
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