Hot Spot Flares Up In Eagle Rock Fire; 2 Freeway Transition Road Still Closed

EAGLE ROCK (CBSLA) — Firefighters worked to contain a flare-up Monday in a brush fire that broke out over the weekend along the 134 Freeway.

The fire initially broke out Sunday afternoon and burned dangerously close to a Glendale neighborhood, prompting the evacuation of 100 homes. The mandatory evacuation orders were lifted by 10 p.m.

Firefighters battled the blaze from the air aggressively, making water drops into the night. No homes were burned and no injuries were reported. As of Monday afternoon, the blaze was more than 50 percent contained.

The fire also shut down the 134 Freeway, the 2 Freeway and the Angeles Crest Highway at the 210 Freeway as the firefight reached a fever pitch, wreaking havoc on Sunday afternoon traffic throughout the area. The 134 Freeway was reopened by Monday morning.

Firefighters conducted water drops on the area Monday afternoon after a hot spot flared up near the top of the hill.

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