LAFD Quickly Contains Fire Near Freeway in Silver Lake

LAFD quickly contains fire near freeway in Silver Lake

Firefighters with the Los Angeles Fire Department quickly contained a small brush fire that sparked Friday afternoon in the Silver Lake area, officials said. According to the LAFD, the fire was reported around 2:21 p.m. near 2301 North Fletcher Drive. A 50-by-50-foot patch of grass had caught fire adjacent to the highway and was burning slowly uphill toward a nearby fence. Crews responded swiftly and were able to prevent the flames from spreadin…

Tondo fire quickly contained; no reported casualties

FIREFIGHTERS quickly contained the fire that broke out late Thursday night in a residential area along Roxas Street, Barangay 103 in Tondo, Manila.According to the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Office, the fire was first reported for verification at about 11 p.m. and quickly escalated to first the alarm at 11:58 p.m.Firefighters were able to place the blaze under control by 12:35 a.m. and declared the fire out by 12:41 a.m…