Lightning sparks fire east of Santa Margarita, thousands of acres burned 

Fire has prompted evacuation orders for portion of Kern County

– A wildfire that broke out outside Santa Margarita and quickly spread toward Kern County on Saturday has scorched over 12,000 acres, according to the latest report from Cal Fire.

The fire was first reported Saturday morning in the area of Hurricane Road. According to the BLM, lightning sparked the Hurricane Fire that burned thousands of acres in the Carrizo Plain National Monument over the weekend.

Photo from Cal Fire.

The fire started on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land and quickly grew, prompting evacuation orders Saturday night for an area of Kern County north of Mocal Road, south of Addie Avenue, east of Hurricane Road, and west of Highway 33.

A 4:30 p.m. update on Sunday from Cal Fire SLO reported that the Hurricane Fire is 12,678 acres in San Luis Obispo County. According to a 9:55 p.m. update from Cal Fire on Sunday, the fire was 20 percent contained.

Cal Fire is assisting the BLM with the firefight.

#HurricaneFire #EvacuationOrder

Wildfire is posing a threat to the Mocal Rd. community.

An evacuation ORDER is in place for Genasys Zone KRN-249-A

🚨LEAVE NOW!

NORTH OF Mocal Rd.
SOUTH OF Addie Ave.
EAST OF Hurricane Rd.
WEST OF Hwy 33https://t.co/ArPfRDWb4r pic.twitter.com/Zyj40Cz9iA

— Kern County Fire (@kerncountyfire) July 14, 2024

WILDLAND FIRE: Firefighters & #MileIC at scene of a 5 acre fire near Elkhorn Rd/ Hurricane Rd in Santa Margarita Ca. Assisting @BLMca Fire is under investigation. #calfireslu #slocountyfire pic.twitter.com/E9a9S1objK

— CAL FIRE SLO (@CALFIRE_SLO) July 13, 2024

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