Evacuations Remain in Place for Bridge Fire as It Grows to 84 Square Miles

Published on September 15, 2024

SAN GABRIEL CANYON, Calif.—Firefighters Saturday continued to battle the Bridge Fire, which spread from San Gabriel Canyon above Glendora into San Bernardino County and grew to 53,638 acres (83.8 square miles). As of Saturday evening, the fire was still only 3 percent contained, primarily on the southwestern flank, according to CalFire. “Today, the Bridge Fire had minimal movement,” Cal Fire stated in the latest update Saturday. “Firefighters continued to mop-up hot spots, establish or strengthen containment lines along the entire perimeter of the fire where accessible to do so. Resources were focused on the northern area of the fire, where air operations dropped water as needed along the fire line near the communities of Big Pines and Wrightwood....

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