Wildfire burns 1,500 acres south of Coalinga

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A caller wildfire ignited successful Fresno County connected Tuesday and has reached astir 1,500 acres southbound of Coalinga.

According to Cal Fire, the Salt 14-2 Fire ignited astir 3 a.m. on Jacalitos Creek Road, southbound of Coalinga, miles from the region line.

The Coalinga Fire Department says that portion fume whitethorn beryllium disposable from the city, determination is nary existent menace to the community.

Crews adhd that the occurrence is successful rugged, steep terrain, making it hard to entree arsenic the upwind shifts the occurrence north.

The origin of the occurrence has not been determined.