LOS ANGELES, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- California's Station fire was 42 percent contained after burning 154,655 acres and destroying at least 76 homes, U.S. Forest Service officials said.
The fire was moving through tall, thick brush in steep terrain at the eastern edge of the San Gabriel Wilderness in Los Angeles County, Incident Commander Mike Dietrich told the Los Angeles Times in a story published Saturday.
Officials were still attempting to determine the property damage toll, but it was estimated to have cost more than $37 million to battle the blaze to date.
John Tripp, Los Angeles County Fire Department chief deputy, said the fire had destroyed 76 homes to date and damaged 13 others.
Officials told the Times 10 firefighters were recently sent to the hospital after two separate incidents involving hazardous materials. One of those firefighters remained hospitalized in unspecified condition, the Times said.
Officials suspect the wildfire, which has claimed the lives of two firefighters, was deliberately set.
