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Bushfire reaches 120 acres

Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel responded to a vegetation fire on Sierra Highway in Agua Dulce that grew to 120 acres Saturday afternoon, according to fire officials.

The fire was dubbed the Preston Fire and was reported around 12:30 p.m. according to the PulsePoint app. The structures were initially threatened, according to radio traffic.

Staff at the fire dispatch and control center, who declined to give their name, confirmed that the structures were no longer threatened and that good progress was being made as of 1:43 p.m.

No injuries have yet been reported.

This is a breaking news story and more information will be added as it becomes available.

Firefighting equipment closes lanes to traffic in both directions for hours due to a brush fire on Sierra Highway in Agua Dulce on Saturday 061524. Dan Watson/The Signal
Los Angeles County firefighters and crews clean up a brush fire on Sierra Highway in Agua Dulce Saturday 061524. Dan Watson/The Signal
California Highway Patrol officers close lanes to traffic in both directions for hours due to a brush fire on Sierra Highway in Agua Dulce on Saturday 061524. Dan Watson/The Signal

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