Homes saved from wind-driven Post Office fire in Lebec

  • The flames raced through an oak grove then smaller trees before reaching the north edge of Lebec Post Office parking lot. [photo by Gary Meyer]

    The flames raced through an oak grove then smaller trees before reaching the north edge of Lebec Post Office parking lot. [photo by Gary Meyer]

By Gary Meyer

Fire broke out on the southbound shoulder of Interstate 5 on Friday, June 5 at 4:10 p.m., just north of Lebec Post Office.

Winds quickly drove the blaze southwest through…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

Photo captions:

The flames raced through an oak grove then smaller trees before reaching the north edge of Lebec Post Office parking lot.

Aero Flite’s RJ-85 air tanker made one drop to stop the flames near homes.

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This is part of the June 12, 2015 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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