Firefighters Tuesday fully contained a non-injury brush fire that charred about 55 acres over three days in Brentwood’s Mandeville Canyon.
No structures were damaged by the fire, which was accidentally caused by a worker doing weed abatement for brush clearance.
By the time it was reported at 12:45 p.m. Sunday it had burned three to four acres of brush near a house in the 2900 block of Mandeville Canyon Road, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The stubborn blaze had been listed as 95 percent contained by a line of cleared vegetation since Monday, and was 98 percent contained by daybreak Tuesday, said the LAFD’s Brian Humphrey.
” Due to the tremendous efforts of over 300 firefighters during the course of three days, the Mandeville Fire is now 100 percent contained,” the fire department announced about 7:30 p.m.
Firefighters had to contend with remote, rugged terrain and numerous smoldering hot spots.
“A fresh set of eight firefighters … will be on scene throughout the entire evening, ensuring no flare ups and providing for the safety of the community,” according to a department statement.
Five homes were evacuated Sunday afternoon but residents were allowed to return by late evening, the fire department reported.
