2 Lightning-Caused Fires Strike Joshua Tree Park
Associated Press
YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. —
More than 300 firefighters and three water-dropping helicopters battled two lightning-caused wildfires crackling across a remote section of Joshua Tree National Park on Friday.
A 2,000-acre fire in the rugged Covington Flats area showed little movement Friday. Another blaze a mile away had flared up to about 1,000 acres by evening, authorities said. Most of the park was expected to be open for the Memorial Day weekend.
Smoke from the fires could be seen 25 miles away in the Twentynine Palms area.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
