GORMAN (AP) – Authorities evacuated at least 1,200 people on Saturday as a wildfire in Los Angeles County in the United States (US) spread over thousands of acres near a major highway and threatened nearby structures, officials said.
The blaze being called the Post Fire burned more than 14.5 square kilometres near the Interstate five freeway in Gorman, about 100 kilometers northwest of Los Angeles, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
California State Park Services evacuated 1,200 people from the Hungry Valley recreation area 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 in an 8pm update.
The flames broke out at around 1.45pm, authorities said.
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.
