Portion of Highway 198 in Tulare County closed due to Saddle Fire

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fire crews successful Tulare County are battling a caller wildfire called the Saddle Fire and it's adjacent causing a roadworthy closure.

The occurrence broke retired conscionable earlier 11 p.m. Thursday, southbound of Lake Kaweah adjacent the Three Rivers area.

Tulare County Cal Fire crews are astatine the country trying to combat the flames.

So far, much than 80 acres person burned, with nary containment arsenic of Friday morning.

It's not known what caused the fire.

Cal Trans reports that Highway 198, a small much than 5 miles eastbound of State Route 216 astatine Horse Creek Road, is closed owed to the fire.

Drivers successful this country are advised to usage an alternate route.

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