Early Morning Fire Near JPL Started By Homeless Encampment, Not Fireworks

An early morning vegetation fire near the Jet Propulsion Laboratory was quickly knocked down on Friday, according to Pasadena Fire Department spokesperson Lisa Derderian, who said a preliminary report indicated  the blaze “was from homeless encampment not fireworks.”

The fire, which was knocked down around 2:20 a.m., was a quarter-acre brush fire located in Devil’s Gate Reservoir. 

The Pasadena Fire Department worked in conjunction with the Los Angeles County Fire Department to quickly extinguish the slow-moving fire in the difficult-to-access terrain,  Derderian said.

The fire was successfully contained with no structures threatened. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.