A small brush fire flared up Sunday afternoon, June 28th, at the southwest edge of Madrona Marsh, but was quickly extinguished by the Torrance Fire Department. A passerby reported seeing flames and smoke just before 3 p.m. and two engines were dispatched to the marsh, along with several police units to block northbound traffic on Madrona Avenue. Firefighters had to remove two ten-foot sections of the fence that surrounds the marsh to gain access to the fire, which was inside the fence along Madrona Avenue about fifty yards north of Sepulveda. A strong breeze from the south was pushing the fire northward, and observers estimated the burned area at that time was eighty feet long and ten to fifteen feet wide. The fire crew went to work, and within fifteen minutes had the fire completely contained, but by then the burn area was 120 feet long and had widened to 25 feet its northern end. The cause of the fire is under investigation and a report will be filed this week, but it appears to ...
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