A brush fire reportedly ignited beneath the X2 roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain before it was brought under control Thursday afternoon.
The incident unfolded in the 26100 block of Magic Mountain Parkway after firefighters with the Los Angeles County Fire Department were dispatched at 12:30 p.m.
Crews reached the scene five minutes later and encountered flames burning below the popular coaster.
The fire ultimately scorched roughly half an acre before firefighters halted its advance at 12:48 p.m.
Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters
California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedIn
California Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X
California Post Opinion
California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!
California Post App: Download here!
Home delivery: Sign up here!
Page Six Hollywood: Sign up here!
Officials confirmed that guests, park employees and firefighters were unharmed, and no evacuations were required during the response.
Authorities have not released information on any damage that may have occurred beneath the X2 ride.
“Thanks to the firefighters’ quick response and hard work, forward progress of the fire was stopped at 12:48 p.m.,” Fire Department spokesperson Kaitlyn Aldana told The California Post. “The incident was declared closed at 1:36 p.m.”
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
