A shelter-in-place order was issued for residents near a wildfire that started early Thursday along Interstate 5 in northern Los Angeles County.
The order included a recreational-vehicle park near the King Fire’s ignition site. Beyond the shelter-in-place zone, evacuation warnings were issued.
I-5 was briefly closed in both directions, but by 4 a.m. some lanes were reopened.
Around sunrise Thursday, Aug. 14, the fire was mapped at 490 acres with 5% containment, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. It was burning on the east side of the freeway just north of Pyramid Lake.
The map above shows the shelter-in-place area in orange and the approximate fire perimeter as a black line.
For updates and details including the warning area, see the Los Angeles County emergency website or Genasys Protect.
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