While the BarhamFire burning in the hills above the Warner Bros. lot remains active, the Los Angeles Fire Department says 'forward progress' has been stopped. The blaze consumed 34 acres
The blaze, dubbed the Barham fire, started around 1:52 p.m. in thesaid in a statement
that “forward progress” had been stopped, meaning the threat of the fire spreading was greatly reduced. By that point, the fire had burned 34 acres in the hills between Burbank and Universal City. “Ground and air crews will continue to battle the perimeter of the still active wildfire,” said LAFD spokesman Brian Humphrey. “The containment goal remains within a ‘box’ west of Forest Lawn Cemetery, east of Coyote Canyon Drive, south of Forest Lawn Drive and north of Wonder View Drive.”
At the height of the blaze, a total of 236 firefighters battled the flames from the air and on the ground. NBC Los Angeles posted video on Twitter, showing heavy smoke rising above the hills as aircraft dropped water on the flames.
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