Story updated at 10:55 a.m., Nov. 21, 2014
Heavy rain over the Colby Fire burn area early Friday triggered a flow of mud and debris onto five residential properties and prompted the National Weather Service to issue flash flood warnings for the hills above Glendora.
The NWS issued a flash flood warning after a storm dumped hail and heavy rain across the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, from Pasadena to as far east as Claremont.
Mud and debris flowed onto residential properties in the 1100 block of Easley Canyon Road around 3:45 a.m., pooling up to four feet deep, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. No injuries were reported.
On one property, a car was partially covered in mud, which also flowed against the outside of the residence and the garage, county fire Inspector Rick Flores said. Crews worked with hand tools and heavy equipment to remove the mud and debris, Flores said.
Flores urged area residents to inspect their properties and to have an evacuation plan in place as a precaution.
In January, the Colby Fire consumed 1,992 acres in the Angeles National Forest. It destroyed five homes and damaged 17 others while injuring six people, including five firefighters.
Three men who started an illegal campfire in the area were later convicted of sparking the blaze.
—Staff and wire reports