CREWS FIGHT CASTAIC FIRE BLAZE SNARLS TRAFFIC, BURNS 1,200 ACRES.Byline: Carol Rock Staff Writer CASTAIC - Firefighters worked to stop a wildfire that burned more than 1,200 acres north of Castaic, closing part of the Golden State Freeway The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. Originally built as U.S. Highway 99, it was re-signed as Interstate 5 in 1964. and several nearby roads on Sunday. The fire was 50 percent contained Sunday morning Sunday Morning may refer to:
Firefighters from the U.S. Forest Service and Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County worked around the clock to contain the blaze, which started at 2:41 p.m. Saturday. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The fire consumed two outbuildings as well as medium to heavy chaparral approximately 20 to 50 years old. The Paradise Ranch Mobile Home park was spared from the flames after quick work by residents who defended their homes with garden hoses on Saturday. A voluntary evacuation of the mobile home park, the Knapp Ranch and the Gillette Mine was lifted Sunday morning. The California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. closed two lanes of the northbound I-5 Freeway near Templin Highway Templin Highway is a two-lane road from Interstate 5 and the old Golden State Highway east to the north end of the Castaic Reservoir in Los Angeles County, California, United States. for six hours Sunday morning. The Old Ridge Route Road, Pine Canyon Road and the Ridge Route at Templin Highway were also closed, but the latter two were reopened Sunday. According to Dee Dechert, fire information officer for the Forest Service, 25 hand crews worked the fire supported by 41 engines, 5 dozers, 6 water tenders, 5 air tankers and 8 helicopters. The area of the fire is also habitat for the California condor and the endangered arroyo toad. Carol Rock, (661) 257-5252 carol.rock(at)dailynews.com |
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