Brush fire burns two acres in Bel-Air; water-dropping helicopter helps stop its progress
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Los Angeles firefighters used a water-dropping helicopter to stop the progress of a brush fire Friday afternoon near the 2100 block of Roscomare Road in Bel-Air.
The fire was held to two acres in a canyon near homes in the Westside neighborhood, officials said.
No injuries were reported and no structures were damaged, said Margaret Stewart, a department spokeswoman. The cause of the fire had not been determined, she said.
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