Firefighters Advance On Blaze That Closed California Highway

CASTAIC (AP/CBS 13) — Authorities person reopened astir each lanes of a large Southern California road arsenic firefighters made advancement connected a wildfire.

The occurrence erupted Saturday successful mountainous terrain adjacent Castaic successful bluish Los Angeles County and grew to 450 acres, oregon much than fractional a quadrate mile, prompting road authorities to unopen a agelong of Interstate 5 and crippling play traffic.

The alleged “Route Fire” remains astatine zero percent containment Sunday morning.

Aircraft and crushed crews program to spell straight astatine the occurrence and physique containment, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

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CBS13 Staff