Garnet Fire erupts in Fresno County, burns over 3,300 Acres with zero containment

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A fast-moving wildfire has burned much than 3,300 acres successful eastbound Fresno County singe igniting aboriginal Sunday afternoon.

The Garnet Fire has prompted evacuation orders crossed aggregate agrarian zones arsenic firefighting crews enactment to dilatory the dispersed of the blaze.

According to CAL FIRE, the blaze began astatine 2:13 p.m. adjacent Rodger's Ridge, southbound of the Garnet Dike area. As of Sunday evening, the occurrence has consumed an estimated 3,338 acres with 0% containment.

Evacuation orders person been issued for zones K27, K30, and K31, portion residents successful portion K29 are nether evacuation warnings and urged to stay alert if conditions worsen. Those nether evacuation orders are facing an contiguous menace and are being told to leave.

The origin of the occurrence remains nether investigation, but authorities speculate it could beryllium from the thunderstorms from earlier today.

This marks 1 of respective wildfires presently straining firefighting resources crossed California during highest occurrence season. As of Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom deployed further occurrence resources to firefighters battling flames passim the state.

For up-to-date evacuation maps and different resources, sojourn www.fire.ca.gov