A vehicle-fire-turned-brush fire, dubbed the “Grande Fire,” broke out and grew up to 30 acres in the hills near Val Verde along southbound State Route 126 at San Martinez Grande Canyon Road early Thursday afternoon, according to Edith Lai, public information officer with the Los Angeles County F ire Department. Forward progress was stopped at 3:43 p.m. with the fire reaching 30 acres. Initially, the fire grew due to the difficult access of the blaze. According to Lai, firefighters were dispatched at 12:34 p.m. and on the scene at 12:38 p.m. to an initial 3-acre fire. The fire occurred 2.5 miles southwest of Henry Mayo Drive at Pico Canyon Road, according to the Watch Duty app. An evacuation warning, Level 2 — Set, was issued for the following areas in Ventura County, according to Watch Duty: CDER-01, PIRU-01, PIRU-14. Law enforcement was requested to manage traffic alongside eastbound Highway 126, according to radio traffic. No structures were threatened and no injuries were reported at the time of this story’s publication.   Signal Staff Video. The post Brush fire breaks out in hills near Val Verde appeared first on Santa Clarita Valley Signal. ...read more read less