There are167 firefighters on scene and more on the way in a quick moving brush fire that began on the 17000 block of Avenida de Santa Ynez in the Highlands. Sirens can still be heard racing up Sunset towards the Highlands. The blaze was reported shortly after 12:30 p.m. and homes are threatened. According to LA Fire Dept officials, temperatures in the area are 81 degrees with little to no wind and humidity is at 33 percent.
While homes are threatened, according to an LAFD alert, no evacuations had been ordered.
