LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – Firefighters are racing to contain a new wildfire that broke out close to homes in the area of Calabasas and Hidden Hills, northwest of Los Angeles, on Thursday afternoon.
The fire was first reported around 2:30 p.m. in an area of dry brush west of Victory Boulevard and Valley Circle Road in the Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve.
Sky5 footage showed helicopters dropping retardant around the perimeter of the fire and fixed-wing aircraft dropping water.
The size of the fire was not immediately known. However, it appeared to have spread to at least ten acres as of 3 p.m. and homes appeared to be imminently threatened.
Smoke was billowing across the 101 Freeway.
This latest fire has emerged as crews struggle to contain two other significant wildfires that have destroyed several thousand structures in the Los Angeles metro area: the 17,000-acre Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades and Malibu and the Eaton Fire in Altadena and Pasadena.
This is a developing story. Stay with KTLA 5 News for updates.
