Fire burning above Azusa and Glendora

That smoke tower you probably see if you are in the Los Angeles area is from a brush fire that broke out this afternoon in the San Gabriel Mountain foothills above Azusa. Looks to be a bit of pyrocumulus action happening at the top of the plume. By about 5 p.m. the fire had swept across 700 acres, authorities told the media.

Campgrounds and the community of East Fork have been evacuated in the area of San Gabriel Canyon Road, says NBC4.

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