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Containment of the Fort Fire near the Grapevine in Kern County grew to 57% Friday morning, according to Cal Fire.
What we know so far: The Fort Fire was 57% contained as as of Friday morning, Cal Fire reported, assisted by cool, damp weather and retardant-dropping air tankers.
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Containment of the Fort Fire near the Grapevine in Kern County grew to 57% Friday morning, according to Cal Fire.
#FortFire seeing some crazy fire behavior, went on a large uphill run over the last 10 minutes. You can also see the smoke start to rotate similar to a tornado. pic.twitter.com/rZ1AFzqEbp
— SoCal Wildfire Tracker (@SkyzSmokey) June 5, 2025
The fire began just before 11:30 p.m. Wednesday near Lebec and quickly spread to 240 acres, triggering evacuation orders for residents south west of the 5 Freeway and north of Temescal Drive and Digier Road. Those orders were lifted as of Friday morning.
The fire caused traffic delays on the nearby Grapevine through the Tejon Pass, according to the Kern County Fire Department.
Weather conditions helped contained the fire, with a low pressure system bringing a slight chance of showers in the mountain areas through Thursday night, according to the National Weather Service.
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