CAL FIRE crews from Fresno County help battle the Corral Fire

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Firefighters are battling the Corral Fire successful San Joaquin County. Winds person fueled the flames and forced radical to evacuate from their homes.

The occurrence besides unopen down parts of Interstate 5 and Interstate 580, jumping 580 astatine 1 point.

At the clip of this writing, the Corral Fire has scorched implicit 14,000 acres adjacent the metropolis of Tracy.

Hundreds of firefighters are moving to enactment retired the fire, including crews from CAL FIRE successful Fresno County.

At 3 a.m., a onslaught squad from Fresno County headed to the Corral Fire. While crews person made advancement connected the fire, the vigor was a challenge.

Aerial video Sunday day shows conscionable however overmuch the Corral Fire has burned truthful far. The occurrence burned thousands of acres and threatened homes.

The occurrence broke retired connected Saturday. Crews rushed to enactment it out, but the winds fanned the flames, spreading it quickly.

"The occurrence was upwind driven," said Battalion Chief Brandon Markle with CAL FIRE/Fresno County Fire. "We had truly precocious winds and rolling hills and grassy areas. So the occurrence moved beauteous fast."

But firefighters made advancement connected Sunday. Markle said their unit near the Central Valley aboriginal successful the greeting to assistance combat the blaze.

"We're presently doing perimeter control," said Markle, "making definite that the occurrence stays contained successful the lines that were built."

Batt. Chief Markle told Action News they're keeping a adjacent oculus connected the conditions.

Investigators are inactive trying to find retired what sparked the fire. With wildfire play here, firefighters said it's a reminder to ever beryllium ready.

"Residents request to bash their owed diligence and wage attraction to the heat," said Markle. "If we're going to bash our grass, marque definite we bash it successful the greeting earlier 10 a.m."

So far, 2 firefighters person been wounded warring the Corral Fire.

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