With temperatures hovering between 90 and 100 degrees, a 2-alarm fire broke out in Topanga Canyon at about 2 p.m. this afternoon.
Dubbed the Owen Fire, the blaze had spread to about 50 acres by 3 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The Owen Fire is said to be burning near Topanga Canyon Boulevard and Santa Maria Road toward the north side of the canyon.
Topanga Canyon Boulevard has been closed between Pacific Coast Highway and Mulholland Drive. There are reports of some structures being threatened. “Keeping a VERY close eye on this one folks… it is already spotting despite only 5-8mph winds,” ABC7 helicopter reporter Chris Cristi wrote on Twitter.
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