A wildfire that broke out early Sunday along Interstate 5 near Grapevine has grown to more than 11,000 acres and spread south to the town of Castaic, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of people, officials said. The Post Fire, which originated in Gorman in northwest Los Angeles County on Saturday, was 0% contained as of early Sunday as high winds, low humidity and steep terrain hampered firefighting efforts.
Meanwhile, firefighters are battling another brush fire in the San Bernardino County community of Hesperia, which broke out in the 18000 block of Highway 173 North on Saturday just after 6 p.m.
Crews conducted a burn operation Sunday near Hungry Valley Road.
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Members of the Little Tuhunga fire crew at work.
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Gorman firefighters at work.
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The Post Fire spread to Gorman’s building.
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As the fires spread, experts are assessing the severity of this year’s fire season. Wet winters created thick tussocks of grass that can produce large amounts of fuel, and those tussocks are drying out as temperatures rise.
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The Post Fire left a smoldering hillside.
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