Two thousand acres and counting in Little Tujunga
Inciweb now indicates the Little Tujunga fire has spread to 2066 acres. Here's the latest AP story:
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Firefighters backed by water-dumping helicopters and planes gained ground Sunday on a wildfire that destroyed two homes and forced the evacuation of about 1,200 people in a rugged area 20 miles north of downtown. The blaze charred up to 750 acres and also burned a garage, several sheds and three motor homes, said Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesman Ron Haralson. No one was seriously injured, but a firefighter and one resident reported minor breathing problems.
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