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More evacuation orders issued for Borel Fire burning off the 178
By Corey O'Leary, 23ABC News Staff,
2024-07-24
SATURDAY 7/27 UPDATE 1: The Borel Fire is now listed as 31,950 acres burned according to the website Watch Duty.
Evacuation orders have expanded to: KRN-734 KRN-735 KRN-738 KRN-747-A KRN-748
Latest evacuation map per Watch Duty:
FRIDAY 7/26 UPDATE 3: Neighborhood Reporter Corey O'Leary interviewed the Kern County Fire Department about the latest with the Borel Fire. Evacuation orders are still in place.
There are two evacuation centers open, one in Lake Isabella and one in Tehachapi.
WATCH THE LIVE INTERVIEW HERE:
Live Interview with Kern County Fire Department about the Borel Fire
FRIDAY 7/26 UPDATE 2: More areas are being asked to evacuate due to the Borel Fire, which has now burned more than 12,000 acres.
Those include: KRN-403-B KRN-736 KRN-737 KRN-738 KRN-403-A
WATCH TIMELAPSE VIDEO OF FIRE TAKEN FROM 23ABC ROOFCAM FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON:
Timelapse of Borel Fire from Friday Afternoon
FRIDAY 7/26 UPDATE 1: The Borel Fire has grown to nearly 8 thousand acres per the website Watch Duty. Evacuation orders are still in place. Highway 178 is still closed as crews work to fight the fire.
Latest evacuation map
THURSDAY 7/25 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:
Previous story:
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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