UPDATE (3:58 p.m.) - Strong winds are pushing flames from a wildfire through dry brush in mountains along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles.
Officials on Sunday warned residents in the fire’s path to be prepared to leave if the blaze explodes in size again.
LA County’s first major wildfire of the year swiftly grew to more than 12,000 acres, one day after it forced the evacuation of at least 1,200 campers, off-roaders and hikers from a recreation area.
The blaze, dubbed the Post Fire, was just 2% contained.
No injuries are reported.
Low humidity and gusts around 50 mph are expected throughout the day.
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(9:10 a.m.) - Authorities evacuated at least 1,200 people Saturday as a wildfire in Los Angeles County spread over thousands of acres near a major highway and threatened nearby structures, officials said.
As of late Saturday night, the blaze, named the Post Fire, had burned more than 4,400 acres near the Interstate 5 freeway in Gorman, about 62 miles northwest of Los Angeles, according to CAL FIRE. Two structures were damaged.
California State Parks evacuated 1,200 people from Hungry Valley Park in Gorman and both Hungry Valley and the Pyramid Lake reservoir were closed as a result of the fire threat, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said.
The flames broke out at around 1:45 p.m. on Saturday. The cause is under investigation.
The fire was moving southeast toward Pyramid Lake and crews were constructing perimeter fire lines while aircraft worked against limited visibility to stop the fire's progress, the fire department said.
