16-12-2017 04:20 via ocregister.com

Skirball fire in LA 100 percent contained

The Skirball fire, which burned 422 acres in west Los Angeles, was declared 100 percent contained at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The fire, which broke out Dec. 6, was caused by an illegal cooking fire at a homeless encampment, authorities said Tuesday, Dec. 12. By Wednesday evening, containment lines had been established around 93 percent of the fire, Cal Fire officials said.
The fire destroyed six homes and damaged 12 others in Bel-Air and was one of fi
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