(LA Times)
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ANAHEIM -- Firefighters have fully contained a wind-driven wildfire that burned 80 acres near State Route 241 in the Anaheim Hills area of Orange County.
The Orange County Fire Authority announced that fire crews had completely contained the blaze before 1:00 p.m. Thursday.
The so-called "241 Fire" was reported around 9:55 p.m. Tuesday near the Windy Ridge Toll Plaza on the east side of the 241.
The 241 was initially ordered shut down in both directions from the 91 Freway south to Santiago Canyon Road. The 241 toll road reopened shortly before 6 a.m. Wednesday, according to the CHP.
About 200 firefighters and a helicopter were on the scene at the height of the fire. One firefighter suffered a minor eye injury.
Fire crews were trying to keep the flames on the east side of the freeway to prevent them from spreading to homes about two miles to the west, Fire Authority Capt. Greg McKeown said.
No homes were damaged, but firefighters were watching in case winds whipped the fire back to life.
Downslope winds were throwing up embers, which could start spot fires, McKeown said. The area is under a red flag warning of high fire danger.
Advisories for 35 mph winds were issued widely and "red flag" warnings of fire danger were posted for the Santa Ana Mountains across Orange, Riverside and San Diego counties. Gusts up to 55 mph were recorded in Los Angeles County.
The burn area was about two miles south of where the Freeway Complex fire burned last year.
The Orange County Fire Authority announced that fire crews had completely contained the blaze before 1:00 p.m. Thursday.
The so-called "241 Fire" was reported around 9:55 p.m. Tuesday near the Windy Ridge Toll Plaza on the east side of the 241.
The 241 was initially ordered shut down in both directions from the 91 Freway south to Santiago Canyon Road. The 241 toll road reopened shortly before 6 a.m. Wednesday, according to the CHP.
About 200 firefighters and a helicopter were on the scene at the height of the fire. One firefighter suffered a minor eye injury.
Fire crews were trying to keep the flames on the east side of the freeway to prevent them from spreading to homes about two miles to the west, Fire Authority Capt. Greg McKeown said.
No homes were damaged, but firefighters were watching in case winds whipped the fire back to life.
Downslope winds were throwing up embers, which could start spot fires, McKeown said. The area is under a red flag warning of high fire danger.
Advisories for 35 mph winds were issued widely and "red flag" warnings of fire danger were posted for the Santa Ana Mountains across Orange, Riverside and San Diego counties. Gusts up to 55 mph were recorded in Los Angeles County.
The burn area was about two miles south of where the Freeway Complex fire burned last year.
