Wildfire near LA spreads to more than 14,000 acres, sparking evacuationsA Southern California wildfire doubled in size overnight, causing the evacuation of more than 1,000 campers from a park, closing a popular recreation area on Father's Day and threatening a major freeway in and out of Los Angeles, authorities said. The Post Fire was burning out of control Sunday near Gorman, California, in the Tejon Pass area of Los Angeles County. The fire was burning parallel to Interstate 5, a major artery in and out of Los Angeles. MORE: 4 firefighters injured battling 60-acre wildfire in Napa County, Cal Fire saysThe Hesperia Fire was 7% contained Sunday afternoon. Wildfire near LA spreads to more than 14,000 acres, sparking evacuations originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News June 16, 2024 22:20 UTC