Post by Logan on Jun 23, 2016 21:30:27 GMT -6
An estimated 50 to 60 structures burned Thursday evening in a fast-moving brush fire that broke out in a rural area of Kern County, the most destructive in a week of brush fires across Southern California.
The Erskine fire was burning off Erskine Creek Road just south of Highway 178, near Lake Isabella in Squirrel Valley, said a spokesperson for Cal Fire, which is assisting the Kern County Fire Department.
Video from local TV stations showed the fire moving rapidly down a hillside and into a neighborhood of homes. Another video from the Kern County Fire Department showed some structures engulfed in flames as a large water tanker flew over the fire.
California Highway Patrol set up road closures on Highway 178. Firefighters were evacuating residents and protecting structures in the path of the blaze, which was at 2,500 acres and growing.
Read more: www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-kern-county-fire-20160623-snap-htmlstory.html
The Erskine fire was burning off Erskine Creek Road just south of Highway 178, near Lake Isabella in Squirrel Valley, said a spokesperson for Cal Fire, which is assisting the Kern County Fire Department.
Video from local TV stations showed the fire moving rapidly down a hillside and into a neighborhood of homes. Another video from the Kern County Fire Department showed some structures engulfed in flames as a large water tanker flew over the fire.
California Highway Patrol set up road closures on Highway 178. Firefighters were evacuating residents and protecting structures in the path of the blaze, which was at 2,500 acres and growing.
Read more: www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-kern-county-fire-20160623-snap-htmlstory.html