A fireplace that broke out on the west aspect of Interstate 5 within the Grapevine has triggered evacuation warnings in Kern County.
The Fort hearth started simply earlier than 11:30 p.m. Wednesday in Lebec and had grown to greater than 100 acres by Thursday morning as commuters started their morning journey by means of the Tejon Move.
“When you’re touring on I-5 by means of the world, please decelerate, firefighters are engaged on and close to the roadways. Anticipate delays and drive with warning,” the Kern County Fireplace Division posted on X.
The hearth was 5% contained Thursday morning and had grown to 175 acres by 7 a.m., in keeping with the California Division of Forestry and Fireplace Safety. A water-dropping helicopter was anticipated to start combating the blaze Thursday.
Kern County officers issued an evacuation warning about 1:30 a.m. for Digier Canyon and Lebec-area residents.
The boundaries of the evacuation warning are for residents south and west of the 5 freeway who’re north of Temescal Drive and Digier Highway and east of Grapevine Highway.
