Los Angeles city and county fire departments deployed multiple fire engines and personnel to battle the Saddleridge fire "in and around" Southern California Gas Co.'s Aliso Canyon gas storage facility, the company said.
SoCalGas has not identified any damage to the facility from the wildfire, and there is no indication of gas leaks. A gas leak at Aliso Canyon discovered in October 2015 was not plugged for months and holds the record as the largest leak in U.S. history.
The Saddleridge fire erupted on the evening of Oct. 10 and was spreading through the San Fernando Valley. It has scorched 7,500 acres, destroyed at least 25 homes and forced thousands to evacuate, the Los Angeles Times reported.
"The fire has burned within the boundaries of the property owned by SoCalGas. However, it has not impacted or damaged any infrastructure or buildings," Chris Gilbride, director of public information at SoCalGas, said in an email.
SoCalGas does not expect the fire to damage any storage wellheads at Aliso Canyon, he added.
"SoCalGas maintains a brush clearing program around our facilities to minimize the chances of a brush fire affecting storage wellheads," Gilbride said. "The storage zone itself is more than 8,000 feet underground. We certainly do not anticipate impacts to the storage zone."
A spokesperson for the California Office of Emergency Services said there is no imminent threat to the facility.
