Fire in Sequoia National Forest burns 2,400 acres

Monday, June 4, 2007

Fire in Sequoia National Forest burns 2,400 acres

Fire in Sequoia National Forest burns 2,400 acres: "Fire in Sequoia National Forest burns 2,400 acres

Monday, June 4, 2007

(06-04) 21:42 PDT SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. (AP) --

Firefighters were trying to contain a wildfire that had burned about 2,400 acres of grass and brush in Sequoia National Forest and was spreading into wooded areas Monday.

Officials asked residents in a recreation area called Horse Meadow to evacuate their cabins and trailers after the Goldledge Fire inched about a mile away from the private property, said Geri Adams, a U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman.

'We're getting some really strong winds and the humidity is low, so the fire is really active,' she said.

The fire started across the street from the Goldledge Campgrounds on Sunday, about 10 miles north of Kernville, she said.

'It was definitely caused by humans,' Adams said, though she did not have more details.

Firefighters were still at zero containment Monday evening though they were able to keep the flames away from nearby Kern River Golden Trout Resort, she said.

The area where the wooded area where the fire spread was at 7,000 feet altitude and has a mix of different pine trees.

About 500 firefighters from Kern and Los Angeles counties, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service were helping the U.S. Forest Service with the fire, Adams said.

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