Wildfire Near Mammoth Lakes Leads To Campground Evacuation
MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters are battling a wildfire in the Eastern Sierra that has led to the evacuation of a campground and several ranches and private developments near Mammoth Lakes.
The U.S. Forest Service says the blaze broke out Saturday about 7 miles north of the ski resort town along State Route 395.
It has burned at least 500 acres of brush and timber in Inyo National Forest, sending a plume of smoke visible for miles along the highway corridor.
Officials say the fire forced an unknown number of people to evacuate from the Big Springs campground, a popular climbing area called Clark Canyon and nearby ranches and private developments.
However, they say there are no threats to Mammoth Lakes.
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