Rancho Palos Verdes Fire Contained

Rancho Palos Verdes (myFOXla.com) - Small patrols of firefighters remained in Rancho Palos Verdes today to monitor possible flare-ups, but officials said the wildfire that damaged six homes and prompted the evacuation of more than 1,000 people was 100 percent contained at noon today.

The blaze scorched about 235 acres and destroyed a gazebo and a shed.

The fire broke out shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday around Ocean Trails and Palos Verdes drives. Within hours, it threatened hundreds of homes in the nearby Rolling Hills area, prompting evacuation orders. Residents were allowed to return home later that morning.

Nearly still winds aided firefighters late Friday and defensible fire lines surrounded the flames by about midnight, a Los Angeles County Fire dispatcher said. The fire was 100 percent contained as of 12:50 p.m.

At the height of the fire, hundreds of firefighters from the Los Angeles County and city fire departments, Long Beach, Compton, Torrance, Redondo, Downey, Compton and Vernon were assigned to the blaze. Five helicopters worked the blaze, some making drops after dark.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.