A fire charred a quarter-acre of brush Wednesday in the Porter Ranch area, but no one was reported to be injured, according to reports from the scene.
The fire was reported around 1 a.m., prompting the California Highway Patrol to shut down the No. 4 lane of the eastbound Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway at Topanga Canyon Boulevard, said CHP Officer Elizabeth Kravig. The lane was later reopened.
The fire was off the freeway, she said. It burned in the area of Canoga Avenue and Rinaldi Street. It was completely out, NBC4 reported before dawn.
—City News Service