At least 1,200 people in California were evacuated this weekend as a wildfire in Los Angeles County spread over thousands of remote mountain acres, officials said.
As of late Sunday morning, the fire had spread across more than 12,200 acres, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said on its website. The blaze also damaged two commercial structures, fire officials said.
At 9 a.m. local time, the Los Angeles County Fire Department announced that the fire was just 2 percent contained.
The National Weather Service office in Los Angeles issued a red flag warning for the Interstate 5 corridor in Los Angeles County and Ventura County due to strong winds and low humidity.
Officials said they’re investigating what caused the fire and haven’t reported fatalities or injuries.
The blaze, which officials are calling the Post Fire, started about 1:45 p.m. Saturday in Gorman, about 65 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, according to state fire officials. It then moved southeast, toward Pyramid Lake.
California State Parks officials evacuated 1,200 people from the Hungry Valley recreation area in Gorman and closed Pyramid Lake, the state fire department said. The fire was traveling with wind gusts up to 30 mph, officials said.
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Another HAARP attack.