Fire prompts evacuations

A brush fire in the Brea Dam Recreational Area on Saturday prompted the voluntary evacuations of a number of nearby homes, authorities said.

The fire was reported about 3:25 p.m. in the 1600 block of North Harbor Boulevard and was fought by about 100 firefighters assisted by two water-dropping helicopters, according to Julie Kunze, a spokeswoman for the Fullerton Fire Department.

A total of about 12 acres had burned.

Kunze said the fire was under control, but voluntary evacuations were issued for homes along Mariom Boulevard.

Kunze did not know whether people were evacuated from the recreational area after the brush fire erupted.

The 241-acre park opened in 1960.

It includes the Fullerton Sports Complex and the Fullerton Municipal Golf Course.

Authorities were investigating the cause of the blaze.