Brush fire in Los Angeles County gets close to homes, prompts evacuations in Burbank

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A brush fire in Los Angeles County prompted evacuations that have now been lifted Tuesday afternoon, June 10. TheBethany Firestarted shortly after 4:30 p.m. local time in the city of Burbank, according to CalFire. The cause of the blaze is under investigation. The brush fire grew 8 acres, prompting evacuation orders in parts of the city. Yet those orders have now been lifted as crews managed to stop the fire from spreading further, the Burbank Fire Department confirmed shortly before 6 p.m. "Fire hose has been placed around the house to keep it contained," the department wrote on Facebook. "Monitoring and cleanup will continue throughout the night." USA TODAY has reached out to the Burbank Fire Department for additional information. Follow along here for the full version of USA TODAY's wildfire map. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Bethany Fire in Burbank prompts evacuations in the Los Angeles suburb

 

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