Hollywood Hills

Firefighters Contain Brush Fire Near Apartments in Hills Above Universal City

The Coyote Fire burned above a dog park and the AVA Apartments complex off Barham Boulevard.

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Fire crews were able to contain a brush fire Monday night that burned near an apartment. 

The Coyote Fire was burning above a dog park and the AVA Apartments complex off of Barham Boulevard between Burbank and the 101 Freeway east of Universal City along the northern edge of the Hollywood Hills.  

A team of about 100 firefighters from the Los Angeles Fire Department and LA County Fire Department worked to extinguish the flames using water drops as well as ground crews. 

The forward progress of the fire was stopped in about 75 minutes, LAFD said. 

No injuries were reported and no evacuations were ordered. 

Fire crews will remain on scene to further control the fire’s perimeter, fire officials said. 

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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