US EditionFirefighters battle small wildfire along California highway north of Los Angeles
Rapid spread fueled by dry brush led to evacuations and road closures as firefighters increased containment to 41%, officials reported on Wednesday.
- Firefighters battled the King Fire, a small wildfire that erupted early Thursday near Interstate 5 south of Gorman in northwestern Los Angeles County.
- The King Fire started around 1 a.m. amid dry conditions with nearby evacuations and road closures prompted by the recent Canyon and Gifford fires.
- The King Fire consumed roughly 400 acres of dry brush in a sparsely inhabited mountainous region about 60 miles north of Los Angeles, with containment at just 5% by 6 a.m.
- Officials ordered an RV park to shelter in place and closed off- and on-ramps at Smokey Bear Road as the California Highway Patrol shut several highway lanes near Pyramid Lake.
- The wildfire caused evacuations and road closures and underscored regional fire risks following the Gifford Fire, which burned over 204 square miles since August 1 and remains partially contained.
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Firefighters make progress against fast-moving blaze along highway north of Los Angeles
Firefighters with air support are scrambling to control a fast-moving wildfire that erupted in hills along Interstate 5 in northwestern Los Angeles County.
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