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A brush fire along the western edge of the 5 Freeway in the Grapevine burned 220 acres before the spread of the flames was stopped Thursday morning, June 5, the Kern County Fire Department said.
The Fort fire began just before 11:30 p.m. Wednesday in Lebec and had grown significantly by Thursday morning as commuters began their morning journey.
A brush fire along the western edge of the 5 Freeway in the Grapevine burned 220 acres before the spread of the flames was stopped Thursday morning, June 5, the Kern County Fire Department said.
LEBEC, Calif. (KABC) -- A wildfire erupted late Wednesday night along the Grapevine in the hills above the 5 Freeway in Lebec, prompting traffic delays and evacuation warnings.