FIRE MARS I-5 HOLIDAY TRAFFIC SHOULDER BLAZE SHUTS DOWN LANES.Byline: CAROL ROCK Staff Writer CASTAIC -- Mop-up efforts and spot fires after a midday brush fire along 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. contributed to gridlocked grid·lock n. 1. A traffic jam in which no vehicular movement is possible, especially one caused by the blockage of key intersections within a grid of streets. 2. traffic Monday through the Castaic area at the close of the Labor Day Labor Day, holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1894. weekend. The main fire was contained to 20 acres, said Andre Gougis of the Los Angeles County Fire Department Not to be confused with Los Angeles Fire Department. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including the City of La . The blaze started on the shoulder of the southbound freeway near Castaic Road about 11:20 a.m. and moved north toward the Ridge Route and Templin Highway. All southbound traffic was diverted at Highway 138. Cars trapped by the fast-moving fire were escorted to safety by sheriff's and CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan units. No structures were damaged, although Edison electricity wires near the location arced, causing a hurried relocation of fire equipment. No loss of power was reported. The southbound lanes of the freeway were closed for just over an hour; two lanes reopened at 12:50 p.m. Temperatures in the area were in the mid-90s, with winds of about 10 mph. A second fire broke out near the Frenchman's Flat campground about 1:30 p.m., burning into the Angeles National Forest The Angeles National Forest (ANF) was established by executive order on December 20, 1892 as the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve. It covers over 2,600 km² (650,000 acres) and is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, just north of the metropolitan area of Los . carol.rock(at)dailynews.com (661) 257-5252 CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) A Los Angeles County Fire Department helicopter makes a water drop on a spot fire in Castaic on Monday. (2 -- color) The Los Angeles County Fire Department and U.S. Forest Service respond to a brush fire north of Castaic. Four of the fires were small, but the biggest burned 20 acres and briefly shut down southbound lanes of Interstate 5. Mike Meadows/Special to the Daily News |
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