GORMAN, Calif. ( AP ) — 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.
The blaze, named the Post Fire, burned more than 3, 600 acres ( 5.6 square miles or 14.5 square kilometers ) near the Interstate 5 freeway in Gorman, about 62 miles ( 100 kilometers ) northwest of Los Angeles, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
According to an 8 p.m. release from the Los Angeles County Fire Department, 1,200 people were evacuated from the Gorman entertainment area of California State Park Services as a result of the fireplace threat.
The lights broke out at around 1: 45 p. m., officials said.
According to the fire department, personnel were constructing periphery fire lines while plane operated against limited awareness to prevent the fire from spreading southward toward Pyramid Lake.