Photos: Brush fire threatens homes near the Grapevine
An air crane helicopter flies past a burned grove of trees after making a water drop in O’Neil Canyon in the hills above Lebec in Kern County, where firefighters managed to cut containment lines around a larger portion of the 1,300-acre wildfire. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
A Forest Service hot shot crew hikes out of O’Neil Canyon in the hills above Lebec after cutting containment lines. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Battalion Chief Phil Brown with Cal Fire in Tulare surveys the damage and looks over his plans in a burned area of O’Neil Canyon in the hills above Lebec. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Burned cars and other debris in a storage area are charred reminders of a wildfire that raced through O’Neil Canyon in the hills above Lebec. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Behind a barn and corral on Lebec Oaks Road in Lebec, the fire smolders into the night. An evacuation order was lifted and residents were allowed to return to their homes Tuesday night.
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A doe with two fawns watches as a U.S. Forest Service truck passes by on the way to mop up an area as the fire burns farther to the west.
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A Forest Service crew member pauses for a rest during mop-up operations along Lebec Road.
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A brush fire broke out Tuesday afternoon off Interstate 5 near Lebec, threatening homes and prompting evacuations.
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A plane drops fire retardant in the hills above Lebec, where the fire had burned about 1,100 acres by Tuesday evening.
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A strong air assault, including fire-retardant-carrying DC-10 jets and water-dropping helicopters, appeared to slow down the advance of the oncoming flames, a Kern County fire official said.
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Smoke billows above evacuated Lebec residents near the Kern County line. An evacuation center has been set up at Frazier Mountain High School, 700 Falcon Way in Lebec.
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