FORT TEJON in LEBEC, CA, Saturday, June 10, 2022 at 7:31 a.m. — A brush fire west of I-5 that started at 4:19 p.m., Friday, continues to cause a partial closure of southbound Interstate 5 this morning. The fire had prompted fire officials to close all southbound lanes yesterday. As of 7:25 this morning, Kern County Fire Department states that the #4 lane (slow lane) will likely remain closed through Monday. KCFD advised on Friday that an evacuation warning needed to be issued for Digier Canyon. It was not a mandatory evacuation, only a warning alerting residents to the fact that a fire was burning below near the freeway. No structures were reported damaged and firefighters have gained control over the fire.

This is part of the June 10, 2022 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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