The Danny Fire, which broke out in Gorman and caused traffic jams along Interstate 5 north of the Santa Clarita Valley and prompted evacuation orders on Thursday afternoon, was halted at 150 acres and is at 29% containment as of Friday.
The fire broke out at approximately 4:09 p.m. on the northbound side of Interstate 5 just south of State Route 138 and quickly traveled northeast, threatening structures and prompting evacuation orders.
According to Kaitlyn Aldana with the L.A. County Fire Department, as of 6:13 a.m. Friday, the Danny Fire burn zone was mapped out at 150 acres with 29% containment, meaning firefighters had built a physical controlled line around a portion of the wildfire’s perimeter to halt flames from spreading.
The fire prompted all lanes on the northbound side of the I-5 to shut down on Thursday so first responders could access and battle the blaze. The California Highway Patrol Fort Tejon-area Office posted on its official Instagram that traffic on the southbound side of the I-5 was being diverted to the State Route 138 east and northbound traffic was turned around at Smokey Bear by late afternoon.
A level 2 brush response requires additional firefighting resources to be dispatched, and according to the PulsePoint app, multiple engines including aerial units and tankers were at the scene battling the blaze.
Forward progress was stopped at approximately 7:11 p.m. Thursday, according to the Watch Duty app, and no injuries or structure damage was reported, according to Aldana.
No information was immediately available Friday on the cause of the fire.
