EL MONTE, Calif. (KABC) -- A new county program in El Monte was launched Friday to help those families afraid to leave their homes amid the ongoing immigration raids across Los Angeles County.

The location of the fire did cause some cell connection issues for first responders in the current area of where the incident command post is in El Monte Park.

The blaze erupted for unknown reasons at about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday off the 15000 block of El Monte Road in Lakeside, next to Brenna Drake's ranch.