A fire in Los Angeles County has consumed 11,000 acres

Paradise Afshar, CNN

LOS ANGELES (CNN) — A occurrence successful Los Angeles County that forced nan evacuations of hundreds of group from a authorities parkland has burned 11,000 acres, authorities said Sunday, conscionable 1 time aft it started.

The National Weather Service Los Angeles warned upwind gusts could scope up to 60 to 70 mph Sunday night, creating conditions that could perchance substance nan flames of nan Post Fire. A reddish emblem informing was issued for nan I-5 corridor successful Los Angeles County and nan Ventura County mountains until 5:00 p.m. Monday afternoon.

The wildfire began Saturday day successful Gorman, an unincorporated organization successful northwestern Los Angeles County. The origin of nan blaze is still nether investigation, according to Cal Fire.

California State Park Services evacuated 1,200 group from Hungry Valley Park, Cal Fire said. The occurrence was zero percent contained and had damaged 2 commercialized properties arsenic of Saturday evening, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

Evacuation orders are successful spot for areas westbound of Interstate 5 betwixt Pyramid Lake and Gorman, and removal warnings are successful spot for areas southbound of Pyramid Lake betwixt Old Ridge Route and nan Los Angeles County line.

Crews are moving to incorporate nan occurrence and “aircraft are moving to extremity guardant advancement but person constricted visibility,” according to nan occurrence department.

Pyramid Lake is besides closed because of nan threat posed by nan fire, nan occurrence section said.

The impacted area is expected to acquisition somewhat higher temperatures and little humidity done nan remainder of nan weekend, nan occurrence section said. Winds are expected to summation done nan evening pinch gusts up to 30 mph, pinch stronger winds astatine nan ridge tops reaching complete 50 mph.

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Firefighters activity against nan advancing Post Fire connected June 15 successful Gorman, California. | Marcio Jose Sanchez, Associated Press via CNN Newsourc