Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel were battling a large fire in Gorman that has now reached over 3,000 acres on Saturday afternoon, according to fire officials.
The fire was first reported at approximately 1:50 p.m. Saturday and quickly grew, reaching 500 acres, “with the potential of 1,000 [acres]”, said Ed Pickett, supervising fire dispatcher with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
As of 5: 20 p.m. Saturday the fire grew to the size of 3,610 acres and 0% of the fire has been contained, according to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection official website.
The fire was reported on the southwest of Interstate 5 and Gorman School in Lebec, stated the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station in a social media post.
Circumstances as to how the fire began are currently unknown.
Evacuations were initially in place for the Hungry Valley Campground on the west side of Interstate 5, Pickett said during initial reports of the fire.
As the fire grew in size, evacuations for Pyramid Lake, and areas on the westside of the McDonalds on the 49000 block of Gorman School Road were beginning to take place, stated a SCV Sheriff’s Station social media post.
Pickett could not provide any additional information regarding the brush fire.
The California Highway Patrol~Tejon office and L.A. County Fire Department were not available for comment for an updated status of the fire and road closures as of 5:30 p.m.
According to the Sigalert app, both the north and south offramp at Gorman School Road were closed due to the brush fire and commuters were expecting delays of up to 20 minutes. As of 5:30 p.m. those exits have now been opened.
This is a breaking news story and more information will be provided as it becomes available.
