Highway 198 impacted by fire near Lake Kaweah

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Highway 198 volition beryllium down to 1 lane successful the Horse Creek country of Lake Kaweah due to a brushwood fire Friday, according to the Tulare County Fire Department.

The Saddle Fire started astatine 10:55 p.m. connected Thursday, and arsenic of 2:30 a.m., astir 83 acres person burned.

According to Caltrans, arsenic of 3:10 a.m. Highway 198 is closed astatine Horse Creek Road to eastbound traffic. Currently, lone residents are allowed access.

Cal Fire is the pb bureau and is receiving assistance from the Tulare County Fire Department and the Farmersville Fire Department.

Officials accidental the assemblage of Three Rivers is not presently threatened. They accidental an "advisory" notification has been sent via Genasys zones TLC-E084 and TLC-E086. An Alert TC was besides fixed for those 2 areas.

This nonfiction volition beryllium updated arsenic much accusation becomes available.