A brush fire broke out Tuesday afternoon in Glendale, and 14 homes were evacuated as a precaution before crews stopped the fire’s spread.
The flames were first reported at 2:16 p.m. near Brand Park, at the bottom of the Verdugo Mountains, according to Glendale city spokeswoman Eliza Papazian. Shortly before 3 p.m., the fire had spread to eight acres, Papazian said.
No structures were immediately threatened, but as a precaution, authorities evacuated 14 homes along Mountain Street and Idlewood Road, according to the Glendale Fire Department. Power was also turned off in the 900 block of West Mountain Street, near Matilija Road.
By 4:05 p.m., the fire’s spread was stopped at nine acres, and all evacuations were lifted, the Glendale Fire Department reported.
Glendale Water & Power crews were at the scene working to restore power.