The fire’s progress was stopped Thursday night after it scorched 400 acres of vegetation. Containment numbers rose Friday and again on Saturday.

Los Angeles County firefighters are working to extinguish a brush fire that is threatening buildings in Acton. The Hawk Fire started at about 3 p.m. and quickly grew to 50 acres, according to Cal Fire.

A brush fire in Ernest E. Debs Regional Park in Montecito Heights was limited to just 1 acre on Wednesday, though a firefighter was hurt in the battle. Using ground crews and helicopter water drops, the Los Angeles Fire Department contained the fire to just an acre,

He allegedly used fake paperwork with the name of another Los Angeles County fire captain to obtain long-term disability payments.

A fire at a battery storage facility in South Los Angeles turned into a tough battle for crews early Sunday morning. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the blaze was reported at 4:33 a.m. at 16208 South Vermont Street, adjacent to the border between L.A. and the city of Gardena.

LAFD extinguished a fire in a Pico-Robertson apartment in 26 minutes, preventing its spread and rescuing an elderly woman.

Helicopters circled over the park and dropped water on the dry brush as a smoky haze descended over the area. A firefighter was injured, according to LAFD spokesperson Brian Humphrey. They were examined and treated for apparent heat exhaustion.

No injuries have been reported after a fire at a battery storage facility in the Harbor Gateway area of Los Angeles caused an explosion on Sunday.

Firefighters Saturday knocked down a small grass fire along the Harbor Gateway community of Los Angeles, authorities said. Firefighters were dispatched at 10:42 a.m. Saturday to 600 W. 182nd St., the Los Angeles Fire Department reported.