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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Firefighters are making advancement connected the Firestone Fire.
It's burning successful the hills conscionable westbound of Coalinga, on Highway 198. Cal Fire says it started astir 4 p.m. and has burned astir 350 acres. They accidental it is conscionable 10% contained.
Workers person closed the roadworthy to travelers, and evacuation orders and warnings are inactive successful place arsenic of the evening.
Crews are attacking the occurrence from each space utilizing dozers, planes, and manus crews. Cal Fire Public Information Officer Zach Irion says each of these resources are helping.
"They're dropping the retardant connected the flanks. And past the caput of the occurrence usually connected the ridges. We're astatine the basal of Curry Mountain, truthful coating that ridge oregon dropping that retardant connected the ridge truly helped halt the advancement of the fire,” helium said.
He says that due to the fact that of however the occurrence is burning up and down the hills connected the broadside of Highway 198, it's hard for crews to marque it up the upland connected foot.
"We're dealing with a batch of vigor and rugged, steep terrain, which made the bulldozers and craft truly helpful,” helium said.
He says they're focused connected keeping the occurrence distant from the buildings that are successful the area. Crews volition beryllium present until the occurrence is out.
"Overnight, occurrence crews are conscionable going to proceed moving the hose lays, arsenic good arsenic dozers and aircraft,” helium added.
Wind, of course, is besides a interest contiguous for crews. They anticipation it stays calm to bounds the dispersed of flames. The origin of the occurrence is inactive nether investigation.
