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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Firefighters are battling a occurrence burning 600 acres of Fresno County successful the Sierra National Forest, according to Cal Fire.
The "Garnet Fire" is reported to beryllium southbound of Rodgers Ridge adjacent Garnet Dike, eastbound of Pine Flat Lake.
No evacuation advisories oregon roadworthy blocks person been reported; however, the occurrence is 0% contained.
According to the U.S. Forest Service, the Garnet Fire is conscionable 1 of 9 wildfires that were reported since Saturday. Officials judge these fires were ignited by lightning strikes, pursuing a thunderstorm implicit the Central Valley, but the authoritative causes stay nether investigation.
The Forest Service recommends areas eastbound of Pine Flat, including Kirch Flat Campground, beryllium closed temporarily owed to the menace of thunderstorms and ongoing fires disconnected Trimmer Springs Road.
