Friday, May 4, 2007

Car Fire Sparks 5,000 Acre Brush Fire in California - Firehouse.com Personal Protective Equipment

Car Fire Sparks 5,000 Acre Brush Fire in California - Firehouse.com Personal Protective Equipment:

Kern County fire crews said a car fire near Lower Water Hole in the Grapevine has sparked a brush fire that has now spread to almost 5,000 acres.

The fire is now 50-percent contained and Kern County fire says they hope to have it fully contained by 6pm Saturday.

375 firefighters from Kern County, LA County, California Department of Forestry and the National Forest Service are on the fire lines, and they expect 700 firefighters to be working the fire by Saturday morning.

The fire is burning on Tejon Ranch property west of Interstate-5.

One problem crews encountered Friday was high-voltage power lines near the Tecuya Canyon, where thick smoke caused the lines to ground, putting firefighters in potential danger.

No one has been injured, no evacuations have been ordered and no homes or structures have been threatened.

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