CASTAIC, Calif.—Firefighters laboring under intense heat continued making dogged progress against a large brush fire in the Castaic area, with containment up to 91 percent on Sept. 4.
The Route Fire, which began around noon Wednesday alongside the Golden State (5) Freeway north of Lake Hughes Road, has burned 5,208 acres, destroyed two structures and led to seven heat-related firefighter injuries.
Cal Fire reported the 91 percent containment figure Sunday morning. The Los Angeles County Fire Department and the Angeles National Forest were working as a unified command, with 248 personnel battling the fire Sunday, down from 467 a day earlier.
Cal Fire, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the California Highway Patrol were also assisting….