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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
National
Hayley Smith

Thousand-acre Sheep fire is 27% contained as wind, warm temperatures return

LOS ANGELES — Crews were turning a corner on a 990-acre wildfire burning near Wrightwood in the Angeles National Forest, reaching 27% containment Tuesday morning.

The blaze, which ignited Saturday, exploded in size over the weekend as firefighters contended with soaring temperatures and a drought-dried landscape primed to burn.

“Fighting this fire has been especially challenging due to dense vegetation, steep terrain, and high and erratic winds,” the Forest Service said in its latest update.

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