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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - New numbers from crews battling the Garnet Fire amusement that the blaze has grown to astir 14,000 acres arsenic of Thursday morning.
It comes arsenic Fresno County declared a authorities of exigency due to what was described arsenic a "challenging" wildfire.
Details released by the Sierra National Forest astatine astir 8 a.m. connected Thursday enactment the occurrence astatine 13,934 acres and 0% contained. A full of 986 unit are moving to power the Garnet Fire.
According to the Sierra National Forest, the Garnet Fire continued to pain actively from Wednesday nighttime into Thursday morning, with the bulk of occurrence maturation to the north. Activity was besides seen connected the southeast country arsenic well, but it is inactive holding northbound of the Kings River, according to occurrence officials.
On Thursday, firefighters accidental they volition prioritize infrastructure adjacent Balch Camp and effort to guarantee the country is protected if occurrence reaches it. That includes utilizing dozers and ample aerial tankers. Officials are besides considering protecting structures wrong the Teakettle Experimental Area arsenic the occurrence advances.
A unrecorded evacuation representation provided by the Fresno County Sheriff's Office tin beryllium seen below.
Residents and visitors to the occurrence country are asked to workout caution connected roadways and to beryllium alert of firefighter vehicles and personnel.
