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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
National
Hayley Smith

Sheep fire balloons past 900 acres, prompting evacuations

LOS ANGELES — A wildfire burning in the Angeles National Forest swelled to 939 acres Monday, prompting evacuations in San Bernardino County.

The blaze, dubbed the Sheep fire, sparked Saturday evening near Wrightwood in heavy dried vegetation, according to forest service officials. By Sunday night, it had spread to 775 acres and was burning toward Desert Front Road.

It was 5% contained Monday morning, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.

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