Because of its location deep in the forest, between Wrightwood and Lytle Creek, the fire is not a threat to any surrounding communities, a spokesperson for the San Bernardino County Fire Department said.
A wildfire burning in the San Bernardino National Forest grew quickly past 100 acres Wednesday afternoon, fire officials said.
The Nob fire, the first large wildfire of the season in Southern California, started shortly before 11 a.m. and had spread to about 160 acres by 2:30 p.m.,Because of its location deep in the forest, between Wrightwood and Lytle Creek, the fire is not a threat to any surrounding communities, said Eric Sherwin, a spokesperson for the San Bernardino County Fire Department.About 150 personnel from the U.S.
By about 2 p.m., the fire was spreading at a slow to moderate rate and burning west toward the snowpack, which should help calm the flames, Bahena said.Temperatures across California started to rise Wednesday, but forecasters said the heat wave should be short-lived, with a cold front on the horizon that could limit the worst of snowmelt flooding risks.
The wildfire is Southern California’s first significant blaze of the year, Sherwin said, though he noted that the timing was typical. “This is pretty common for us in this part of the year,” he said. “We will get big grass fires that run hundreds of acres … and then they burn out.The cause of the fire is under investigation, Bahena said, adding that reports that the fire grew out of a controlled burn were not true.
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