The Latest: Weed trimmer accidentally sparks LA brush fire
Fire officials say a brush fire on a Los Angeles hillside above Brentwood was accidentally started by someone clearing brush with a weed trimmer.
Firefighters have also made gains on a brush house in the desert town of Mecca, southeast of Palm Springs, that chased about 50 people from their homes in an apartment complex.
Firefighters are gaining the upper hand on a 30-acre brush fire in a Los Angeles canyon near a winding road with large homes.
[...] a brush fire in the desert town of Mecca southeast of Palm Springs has triggered the evacuation of an apartment complex.
To the northeast, firefighters are making progress against a blaze burning away from foothill homes in the Lake View Terrace neighborhood and into Angeles National Forest.
Ground crews getting help from water-dropping aircraft are battling two brush fires in Los Angeles.