Fire spreading in Kernville
"A wildland fire that started behind a grocery store Sunday afternoon in Kernville grew to nearly 300 acres Sunday evening, according to the Kern County Fire Department.
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A helicopter passes over a fire in the Kernville area as it continued to burn Sunday evening.
The James fire started behind James Sierra Gateway Market on Sierra Way, said department engineer Michael Nicholas.
The 293-acre blaze started around 2:50 p.m., store employee Rick Estes said Sunday afternoon.
Flames, fueled by wind, burned near the edge of the store, which sits on a hill.
Estes said he sprayed down the ground behind the store with a garden hose to ward off the fire. He observed planes dropping fire retardant and helicopters dropping water. He counted some 40 firefighters from the Kern County Fire Department and the U.S. Forest Service.
'They'll be working on it through the night and into (Monday),' Nicholas said."
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