Evacuation order issued for Borel Fire, 178 remains closed

UPDATE:
Evacuation order has been issued for the areas around the Borel Fire. The fire has now burned more than 3,000 acres.

See map below:

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Following a deadly crash in the canyon, which started a fire, Highway 178 is closed.

A crash was reported about 1 p.m. on Wednesday. The California Highway Patrol confirmed a vehicle drove off the road in the canyon and caught fire. They also confirmed at least one person died in the crash.

The highway has been closed since Wednesday afternoon.

According to reports on the Watch Duty website , the Borel Fire has burned more than 1,600 acres.

Evacuation warnings are in place south of Miracle Hot Springs and north of the mouth of the canyon (see map below):

Neighborhood Reporter Corey O'Leary is following the incident.

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