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Brush fire burning near I-5 at Fort Tejon prompts evacuation warning
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — An evacuation warning remains in effect after a brush fire broke out overnight along Interstate 5 near Fort Tejon.
The fire broke out Wednesday night at around 11:30 p.m. near southbound lanes of I-5 at Fort Tejon Road, according to officials. As of Thursday morning the Fort Fire has burned approximately 133 acres and is at 5% containment.
The fire has prompted an evacuation warning for the KRN-535 zone, according to Genasys evacuation map — Kern County's evacuation mapping system for residents.
The evacuation warning zone includes areas north of Temescal Drive, Digier Road; south of I-5; east of Grapevine Road; and west of I-5. View a map of the zone at this link.
Multiple firefighting crews have worked to contain the fire overnight including water dropping helicopters. The #4 lane of southbound I-5 remains closed as of 6:30 a.m. and there appeared to be no slowdowns.
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