Tick fire is 25% contained on Saturday morning
Tick fire is 25% contained on Saturday morning
by Staff and news service reports
The Tick fire has grown to 4,615 acres and is 25% contained, fire officials said Saturday morning, Oct. 26.
All but one lane of the Antelope Valley (14) Freeway is now open. Three southbound lanes, including the carpool lane, reopened at 10:30 p.m. Friday.
#TickFire off Tick Canyon Rd and Summit Knoll Rd, Canyon Country in Los Angeles County is 4,615 acres and 25% contained. Lead agency: @LACoFDPIO https://t.co/a7wczj4Zbt
— CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) October 26, 2019
The right lane and shoulder remained closed from Agua Dulce Canyon Road to Sand Canyon Road for guardrail repair and the Soledad Canyon Road and Sand Canyon Road off-ramps remained closed until further notice, Caltrans said.
The northbound Antelope Valley Freeway, which had been closed between Golden Valley Road and Agua Dulce, was reopened about 4 p.m.
The freeway was closed early Friday morning when flames jumped the roadway.
Residents are urged to avoid Bouquet Canyon Road, because sheriff’s deputies and firefighters were using it as a primary staging area.
Thousands of Los Angles County residents forced to evacuate from the wind-driven Tick fire were allowed back home late Friday amid cooler temperatures, calmer winds and waning concern about the danger the fire posed.
But officials said they were ready in case wind speeds change and again whip the fire into action. More than 1,300 firefighters remained on scene.
At least nine structures have been destroyed. While crews Friday evening inspected neighborhoods left in the fire’s wake, officials expected the number of structures destroyed to rise. The fire still posed a threat to 10,000 other structures.
Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles County Friday in response to the fire, freeing up state resources to assist in the firefighting effort.
More to come later today. Please check back for updates.
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