Early morning fire near JPL was sparked by homeless encampment, not fireworks – Pasadena Now

An early morning vegetation fire near the Jet Propulsion Laboratory was quickly extinguished Friday, according to Pasadena Fire Department spokeswoman Lisa Derderian, who said A preliminary report said the fire “came from a homeless encampment and not from fireworks.”

The fire, which was brought under control around 2:20 a.m., was a quarter-acre brush fire located in Devil's Gate Reservoir.

The Pasadena Fire Department worked with the Los Angeles County Fire Department to quickly extinguish the fire, which was slowly spreading in difficult-to-access terrain, Derderian said.

The fire has been successfully contained and no structures are threatened. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.