Massive brush fire near 5 Freeway in Gorman forces evacuations

A rapidly growing brush fire near the 5 Freeway in Gorman in Los Angeles County forced evacuation orders on Saturday.

The "Post Fire" was first reported at around 1:48 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. By 3 p.m., it was over 500 acres. By 4:30 p.m., it was over 2,000 acres. By 6 p.m., it grew to over 3,600 acres and by 8:30 p.m., it was over 4,400 acres.

Evacuations are in place near Pyramid Lake, Gorman Post Road, the Hungry Valley SVRA recreation area and surrounding communities in the Grapevine area.

KTLA's Rachel Menitoff reports on June 15, 2024.

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